SUP Hoe Mill Lock, River Chelmer, Essex
Hoe Mill Lock is slightly more tucked away on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation and hence is usually much less busy than Paper Mill Lock. East of here, Malden and the river estuary aren’t far away – just a few locks – but it’s generally a less busy stretch of water through some lovely farmland and countryside. One drawback is that when the carpetweed rises in high summer this stretch tends to suffer worst than most… Heading west it’s just two locks to Paper Mill for a 7km loop on often clearer waters.
