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Chelmer & Blackwater Group

We are the Chelmer & Blackwater Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

This is a moderate walk starting at Wickham Bishops Village Hall

Walk along to a farm small holding along lanes and an old disused railway line to St Peter's Church and then along the River Blackwater to a dismantled railway

Along to Braxted Bakery for lunch

Some road walking and a few stiles

Sunday, 10 September 2023
Start time:
10:15 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.6km / 7.2mi
Ascent:
73.2m / 240ft
Type:
circular

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
TL 84407 12410
Nearest postcode:
CM8 3JZ
what3words:
conveying.tangling.villa
Start time:
10:15 am

Please make sure you park in the far right hand corner and place a sign saying permission to park for Chelmer and Blackwater Ramblers

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking