A circular walk of 14.5 km (9 miles) though the beautiful woodlands of the Wealden landscape and along the waterside of Ardingly Reservoir. The route starts and finishes at Balcombe station and the cafĂ© at Wakehurst Place Botanical Gardens offers a place for lunch approximately mid-way. Another option is to go slightly off-route into Ardingly, … More Balcombe, Ardingly Reservoir & Wakehurst Palce
The second section of the London LOOP is 13 km, starts at Bexley station and finishes at Petts Wood station. This section picks up the path along the river Cray and crosses the open spaces of Old Bexley Conservation Area and Foots Cray Meadows, the pretty grounds of Sidcup Place, and the woodlands of Scadbury … More London LOOP: Bexley to Petts Wood
A varied walk full of history through the Darent Valley from Sevenoaks to the Thames. The Darent Valley Path is officially 32 km, but there is no public transport near the finish of the path, where the river Darent flows into the Thames. This means after completing the Path, there is another 5 km to … More Darent Valley Path
A lovely 10 km coast/beach walk from Broadstairs to Margate (1 hour 45 minutes by train from London Victoria Station, buy a return ticket to Broadstairs). On this walk you can stay on the beach for the entire duration of the walk, or you can walk on higher ground up the cliffs. There are a … More Broadstairs to Margate
The first section of the London LOOP is a great start of the 240 km walk circling London. This first section, starting at Erith station and finishing at Bexley station, is 14 km long and follows the Thames, the Darent, and the river Cray and is a surprising introduction to London’s green and blue spaces. … More London LOOP: Erith to Bexley
A beautiful circular trail frequently crossing the border between The Netherlands and Germany, starting and finishing in Winterswijk. This 2-day hike (50km) is unmarked, but some sections follow other trails that do have marking. These are indicated in the desciption below and the points A through F in the map below. The route on the … More Winterswijk: 2-Day Hike
The official Thames Estuary Path is divided into 5 accessible sections, but as sections 2, 4, and 5 are pretty short, I divided the walk into three longer sections. This second section, from Stanford-le-Hope to Pitsea, is an 18 km walk away from the Thames and through wide-open fields, marshes, and nature reserves. The route … More Thames Estuary Path – Section 2
A lovely 15 km walk through southwest London countryside. This route is section 8 of the London LOOP and starts at Ewell West Station and finishes at Kingston station. This route follows the Hogsmill River, visits Ewell Court Park, and finishes at the Thames. The waymarking on this route is really good, so you could … More London LOOP: Ewell to Kingston
The official Thames Estuary Path is divided into 5 accessible sections, but as sections 2, 4, and 5 are pretty short, I divided the walk into three longer sections. This first section, from Tilbury Town to Stanford-le-Hope is a 19 km walk with frequent views over the Thames and surprising open landscape. The route is … More Thames Estuary Path – Section 1
This is the 13th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 13th walk of 4 miles (6.6 km) follows the River Lea from Springfield … More The Capital Ring: Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick
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