At Boyton Hall Farm there is a sign stating 'no public access' even though this is Roxwell Footpath 80 (from Essex highways map)....

Clive

We walked through stock which was lovely and met a few nice people on the way and finished up in Wickford in good time....

Jimmy Dimi

Enjoyable walk into Chelmsford from Witham nice views into the town from the distance and easy to follow paths a lovely walk, not too many issues navigating either the route was fairly well signposted and we had goo weather a well!! would recommend....

Michael Morgan

This route is gorgeous route combining quiet woodlands and fields paths. Coming out of built up Chelmsford and into Galleywood past the quaint church was a real treat. Past lots of farmers fields and particularly enjoyed the area of Stock....

Jenn Phillips

This route is gorgeous route combining quiet woodlands and fields paths. Coming out of built up Chelmsford and into Galleywood past the quaint church was a real treat. Past lots of farmers fields and particularly enjoyed the area of Stock....

Jenn Phillips

Walking out of chelmsford didn't take long and we walked through galleywood in the Sunshine there were a few lovely buildings and fields the only main issue we had was at the roundabout near the a12 the path was really overgrown and not clear so we had to walk aorund the roundabout which was OK but probably not the safest! Stock was lovely and we met some lovely people on our way we finished in Wickford for the day overall I enjoyed it...

Michael Morgan

This is a lovely route taking you down from the centre of Chelmsford to Wickford. We spent a short time walking out of town but when we arrives through galleywood really started to open up some beautiful buildings and churches and amazing woodlands full of berries! There was one section at the roundabout as we approached the a12 junction the path was unclear so we had to make some adjustments to the path....

Jimmy Dimi

The walk into Chelmsford is all clear but built up and residential as expected outside a major town....

Jenn Phillips

Nice walk into Chelmsford today through some fields and the paths were so easy to follow lots of farmland and we met lots of friendly dog walkers very much enjoyed it!...

Jimmy Dimi

Enjoyable walk into Chelmsford from Witham nice views into the town from the distance and easy to follow paths a lovely walk would recommend...

Michael Morgan

The footpath running around the south of Hyde Hall is charming, so it is unfortunate that you then face a stretch of road walking on Crephedge Lane with very little verge until you reach some pavement. The RHS really should invest in a safe walk and cycle route alongside this road between Woodham and Hyde Hall - their landholding could provide a significant part of this (they instead promote a more circuitous walking route using existing footpaths (that are not suitable for wheeling) and expect cyclists to use the accident-prone road)...

James Piers Taylor

UPDATE 21 August 2024 I've been informed by the Highways Agency that they have now completed works at this location. UPDATE 21 August 2024 I've been informed by the Highways Agency that they have now completed works at this location....

James Piers Taylor

A varied walk through the suburbs of Chelmsford, fields and a few wooded areas....

Clive

Walked on a sunny day in mid-July, I really enjoyed the route which mixes time spent out in the open crossing fields, with stretches under the cover of woodland canopies. It depends on very little road walking which is great and there are some good pubs for breaks at points along the way....

Thom Brisco

A large section of the walk is on St Peters Way which runs from Ongar to Bradwell, so the footpaths were reliable and cleared....

Dan Barron

Around the Wickham bishops area the path worsened, stretches were very overgrown with nettles and Brambles and finally approaching witham the path completely disappeared as the farmer hadn't maintained it. Using GPS I followed the route through the field but eventually ran into a wall of Brambles and had to backtrack and find an alternative route....

Matthew John Tebbit

Note that the long straight line from Roxwell road up to Mashbury road near the start of the route isn't a straight path at all....

Rob Carver

I went straight down private road. Alternative here, is rather than the footpath between the railway and golf course, which gets very muddy in winter, go all the way down private road and then across Hylands park to Writtle....

Christopher Purse

I went straight down private road. Alternative here, is rather than the footpath between the railway and golf course, which gets very muddy in winter, go all the way down private road and then across Hylands park to Writtle....

Christopher Purse

I've marked it down for some missing way marking on the ground, going via Writtle (which seems an unnecessary diversion), and for some ambiguous route alignment in Chelmsford. From the starting point in Chipping Ongar, the mapped route goes north up the High Street before turning east on Love Lane going past Ongar Sports Club and out into agricultural fields. You’ll swiftly leave ways with this though and soon after reach a point where the Essex Way and St Peter’s Way meet your path and them diverge. (I think a preferable way out of town would be to go a little south down the High Street and turn east onto Castle Street, taking St Peter’s Way recreational path from its starting point where it shares the route with the Essex Way, this soon meets the described route but avoids the pavement stomp for a quicker way into the countryside). A set of concrete stairs exits into a High Ongar cul-de-sac which may initially confuse but the mapped route swiftly takes you around to Mill Lane where the route proceeds again across agricultural fields. 

At this point, I found the route onwards difficult to to discern. One hopes a clear route will soon be signposted again - but a quick search online indicates that others have had trouble here trying to follow St Peter’s Way. Going north along the track through the Writtle Belt of trees eventually takes you to a pedestrian/cyclist underpass beneath the A414 and a route skirting the east of Writtle before rejoining the mapped path.]....

James Piers Taylor

Paper Mill lock at the halfway point has a cafe, and you can sit out on the canal with a cup of tea and rest your feet. River path gets very muddy and floods in places after heavy rain, so not recommended when the water is high....

Andrew

A good route, walkable and enjoyable throughout...

Michael

It's easy to follow on marked footpaths and bridleways with some road walking....

Clare

Sections can be muddy after rain or flood....

tony77

Between Billericay and Stock it's a lower quality: very muddy at parts and Stock golf course has a particularly badly marked footpath that seems to go right in the middle of holes! I'd suggest taking the more straightforward paths directly from billericay to stock, then following the route from there...

Michael

The bit through the housing estate in Witham is a bit tricky but fine if you just remember to head south. Muddy and wet underfoot near the canal as you would expect at this time of year....

Clare

Follow the canal, can get a bit soggy as you get to Paper Mill Lock....

Bob!