Discover the closest published Remapped drives to Chelmsford, England. Routes are ordered by their nearest point to the town centre and may start elsewhere. Distances to routes are approximate straight-line distances, not driving distances. Roads featured include A1099, A1060, A1114.
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Short on time? Essex Dengie Roads to Burnham-on-Crouch has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 34 minutes before stops.
Closest point on route: 0 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Head out from Chelmsford towards the Dengie peninsula and the much discussed Burnham bends road. The route finishes at Burnham-on-Crouch, where a riverside walk can round off the outing.
Closest point on route: 7 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Build a full north Essex circuit around the B1057 to Finchingfield, continuing through Wethersfield towards Halstead before returning via the old road through Felsted. This loop is distinct from the existing Cambridge-to-Finchingfield through-drive.
Closest point on route: 8 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Follow the B184 corridor north from Ongar across rural Essex, through Dunmow and Thaxted towards Saffron Walden. Long countryside sections and successive villages make an accessible point-to-point alternative to a motorway run.
Closest point on route: 16 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Leave Cambridge for the rolling country of north Essex, linking Saffron Walden and Thaxted before finishing at Finchingfield. The roads here have a long-standing reputation among local touring drivers and riders.
Closest point on route: 16 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
A short countryside escape along the B1004 corridor, linking Ware, Wareside and Much Hadham before finishing on the western approach to Bishop’s Stortford. Enjoy it as a relaxed point-to-point drive rather than adding an artificial return leg.
Closest point on route: 21 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Tour from Dedham Vale along the Stour-side towns towards historic Harwich, returning through the inland countryside and Colchester approaches. The circuit combines estuary stops with rural B-road links.
Closest point on route: 24 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Explore the country roads just beyond north London, threading Northaw and Cuffley before reaching the B158 around Essendon. This is a local escape with wooded sections and rolling farmland, linked into a circuit without entering London’s centre.
Closest point on route: 24 miles from Chelmsford · straight-line distance
Link the A507’s changing bends with the B1037 through eastern Hertfordshire. This compact loop stays on through-roads, returning by the countryside around Weston rather than doubling back over the main attraction.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
Essex Dengie Roads to Burnham-on-Crouch has the closest point on a route in this selection, approximately 0 miles from Chelmsford in a straight line. This is not the distance to the route start or a driving-distance estimate.
B1004 and Much Hadham: Hertford to Bishops Stortford is the shortest by route distance, at 15 miles, with an estimated driving time of 36 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
B1057 Finchingfield and North Essex Driving Loop is the longest by route distance, at 45 miles. Its estimated driving time is 1 hr 30 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
4 routes start and finish in the same place, including B1057 Finchingfield and North Essex Driving Loop. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.
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