Stations as far as Billingshurst, Brighton and Lewes fall within the journey time limit.
Routes
Capital Ring
Length >60km
Max transport gap <10km
This waymarked route forms a circuit of 126km (divisible into linear routes) around London at the approximate radius of the North and South Circular Roads, linking green spaces.
Image: Abney Park cemetery
Coal Tax Circuit
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 315km walk which links up the markers which delineate the 1860s boundary, within which imports of coal and wine were taxed by the City of London Corporation.
Image: Coal Tax marker on the Slough arm of the Grand Union Canal
Eden Valley Walk
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 24km route through the Eden valley in Kent between Tonbridge and Edenbridge.
Forest Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 17km railbed walk between East Grinstead and Groombridge.
Get out of London:
South to Gatwick Airport
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 62km walk from Trafalgar Square to Gatwick Airport via Dulwich and Coulsdon Common.
Image: Riddlesdown
Greensand Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 179km walk along the Greensand ridge between Haslemere and Hamstreet.
London Loop
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 277km circuit of the capital which follows close to the outer boundaries of the London boroughs, sometimes extending into neighbouring areas.
Image: Ingrebourne Valley Country Park
London Summits Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 320km circuit taking in the highest point in each London borough (plus the summit of the City of London).
Image: Trent Park
North Downs Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 201km between Farnham and Dover.
Image: Kit’s Coty House
Ring around the Underground
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
This 302km route takes you in a grand circular multiple-stage walking tour connecting all the outer termini of the London Underground, the Tube.
Image: Uxbridge High Street
Tandridge Border Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 88km perambulating (as it says on the tin) the boundary of Tandridge District, to the south of London.
Image: East of Chelsham
Thames Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 440km between Greenwich and the river’s source.
Image: Whitchurch from the bridge
Wandle Trail
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 22km waymarked walk along the full length of the River Wandle between Croydon and Wandsworth. Route distance is measured between East Croydon and Wandsworth Town stations.
Image: Waddon Cross
Worth Way (West Sussex)
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A walk of 11km between stations at Three Bridges and East Grinstead, following the trackbed of a former railway.
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