Heybridge Basin to Chelmsford
Chelmer & Blackwater Canal
19th January 2018
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 22.5 |
5H32 |
4H55 |
32 |
7 |
1 |
29 |
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Courtesy of https://www.willowboathire.co.uk/localarea
| The Fisherman's Lodge area of Hanningfield Reservoir, my normal starting point for local walks, was closed due to rennovations, so I chose to return to an "old haunt", the Chelmer & Blackwater Canal. The only problem was that I had forgotten how muddy the tow path gets in winter, and whilst this was only a 22.5 km walk over five and a half hours, I was actually quite tired as I reached Chelmsford. It was a beatuiful day with frost about, but at least the frost hardened up the muddy walking surface during the earlier part of the day. I had recently bought a new 10-18mm wide angle lens for my Canon 40D DSLR, and was quite keen to try it out on this walk. |
Out to sea at Heybridge Locks, with the Blackwater estuary beyond.
The Jolly Sailor, one of two pubs at Heybridge
The Old Ship pub
The confluence of the Chelmer and the Blackwater
Looking south from Long Weir
Rickett"s Lock
Pipe bridge near Langford Water Works
Hoe Mill Lock
Approaching Paper Mill Lock
The cafe at Paper Mill Lock
Baddow Mill Lock
Willows being grown for cricket bat timber
Sandford Mill lock moorings
Sandford Mill Lock
The new A138 bridge at Chelmsford
Springfield Lock, Chelmsford
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