This area comprises that part of the region which lies within the GU and RH postcode areas, excluding the GU25 postcode district (Virginia Water).
Neighbouring regions and areas are
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
Use the alphastrip below to jump to the appropriate initial letter for a selected route within the list. If there are no routes with a particular initial letter, the jump will have no effect.
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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
Downs Link
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 59km walk from the North Downs Way at St Martha’s Hill (near Guildford) and Shoreham-by-Sea.
Four Stations Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A linear walk of 17km linking the four railway stations at Haslemere, Wormley (Witley station), Milford and Godalming.
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
Get out of London:
South-west to Guildford
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 61km walk from Trafalgar Square to Guildford via the Hogsmill Valley and Clandon.
Image: the Wey Navigation, Guildford
Hangers Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 36km walk between Alton and the Queen Elizabeth Country Park beside the A3 near Buriton.
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
Mole Gap Trail
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 10km walk linking Leatherhead and Dorking stations.
Image: stepping stones across the River Mole
North Downs Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 201km between Farnham and Dover.
Image: Kit’s Coty House
Sussex Border Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A 224km route between Thorney Island and Rye, following the inland boundary of West Sussex and East Sussex with their respective authorities to the north.
Image: the Red Lion, Chalton
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 Down Link
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 24km waymarked walk between Kingston-upon-Thames and Westhumble.
Image: Sunrise on the path, Hogsmill Valley
Vanguard Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 107km rural walk between East Croydon station and Newhaven.
Image: Farleigh’s eleventh-century church
Wey-South Path
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 57km walk linking Guildford and Amberley station, roughly following the line of the Wey and Arun Canal.
Image: heraldic bridge-plate, Guildford
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.
Writers’ Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 22km horseshoe-shaped walk between Chawton and Four Marks, via Alton and Selborne, commemorating Jane Austen (1774-1817), William Cobbett (1763-1835) and Gilbert White (1720-93), each of whom had local connections.
Hubs
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
| Guildford | Guildford is the obvious hub for the west of the area. |
| Horsham | Horsham is a good hub for the south of the area. |
| Redhill | Redhill make the best claim as a hub for the east of the area, with Reigate a geographically close second. |
Guided and group walks
Saturday Walking Club
This online-driven group has been well established in the London area for some years, but the reach of their walks goes far beyond the M25. Their walks are all free (the word “club” may be a bit misleading) and there are walks on other days of the week. You may download a route from their extensive catalogue to enable you to walk on your own — you are expected to carry your own copy of the route-map if you join a group walk.
Image: Sheffield Park
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