This easy walk is perfect for families with children. Walk around the seawall from Heybridge Basin, admiring the views across the river of Maldon. Then catch a canalboat from Tesco back along the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, passing plenty of boats and birdlife along the way.

Walk Highlight: The different perspectives of the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. 

Distance: 3.0 miles
Time: 3 hours 15 minutes (allow time for parking)

Routes

• Accessibility of route - Along the sea wall, with a canal boat trip at the end returning to Heybridge Basin; some steps involved and some street walking to cross main roads, as well as uneven or muddy ground. Walking boots or stout shoes recommended.

• Public Transport option - The 95 Bus leaves Maldon at 08.34 am from Maldon, arriving at 09:00, alternatively the 92 leaves Colchester at 08:31 change onto the 95 at Tollesbury arriving at Heybridge Basin at 09:48. For more details visit www.travelessex.co.uk/

• Circular Route
• Countryside/Urban
• Length of route (miles) - 3.0
• Route - Easy-going 
• Typical duration of route - 3hr 15mins (Walk 2 Hours, Boat ride 40 mins-1hr)

• Parking at Daisy Meadow is Pay and Display (Please ensure enough time on the ticket to avoid car park fines. ANPR cameras in operation upon entry/exit.)