Frost on the car a cold sunny day we drive to Rochford station, park up & start our walk.
Rochford to Hockley
Distance 16:68 Miles
Time 05:51:06 Hours
Elevation gain 202 Feet
Leaving Rochford station passing through a residential area then out into fields & shortly along side the northern bank or the river Roach.
The tide is out & the thick gooey mud like a scene from a Dickens book is glistening in the sun, ice visible in the water of the rivulets.
The miles pass & we come to the end of the path along the river Roach & start to traverse farmland leading to the banks of the river Crouch.
A beautiful blue sky with wispy clouds over head & an interesting surface under foot a road way made up of cockle shells. A nice walking surface crunchy as the shells crack.
Passing the ends small tributaries of the river Roach like thin witches fingers feeling the land we pass Wallasea island & come along side the river Crouch.
Unfortunlly along all the rivers there has been an abundance of rubbish & the Roach & the Crouch are no exception.
The grass path turns to a concrete surface which is sloping down to the left with no option but to walk on it.
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| Looking back, a path well trod |
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| Bag carrying all part of the service! |
The path turns back to grass a few more miles pass we pass fishermen using the incoming tide in their quest to catch a fish or two.
Not for now we turn off the path to catch a bus back to Rochford negotiating some very unclearly marked paths across more farmland, once we do get to the bus stop it's luckily only a seven minute wait for the bus.
After a long walk it's just a few hundred meters to the station carpark & the car another very productive walking day. It's been a challenge for Lesley as she has had no voice for both days walking & is presenting with a cold so she has had an even greater challenge, so hat's off to her for her determination to walk when not feeling 100% great.
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