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Kent

Region	Star	#	Walk	Km	Effort	Ht. gain	Description	London
Kent		236	Ashurst to Eridge	18.2	4	250	A gently undulating High Weald walk in the low hills and valleys around Tunbridge Wells.	LB
Kent		330	Aylesford to Maidstone	18.8	5	275	Ancient sites and a fine viewpoint on Kent's North Downs.	CX LB V
Kent		53	Bedgebury National Pinetum	8.0	1	100	Arboretum with Pines and vistas. Longer approach walk through ancient woodland.	CX
Kent		28	Birchington to Herne Bay	14.0	1	50	Easy coastal walks, passing the dramatic ruins at Reculver	TL StP V
Kent		36	Borough Green to Sevenoaks	16.1	4	225	A Country House, Igtham Mote (NT), Knole Palace and deer park (NT), as well as pretty countryside, and close to London.	V
Kent		121	Canterbury Circular via Bekesbourne and Sturry	22.7	2	150	Ancient villages, churches and pubs in a classic Kent landscape	TL StP V
Kent		138	Chilham Circular	15.4	5	275	A climb into the Kentish Downs and a descent to two historic houses.	TL StP V
Kent		28	Chilham to Canterbury	20.1	4	225	A pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral via the Great Stour River, hop fields and orchards	TL StP V
Kent		3	Cowden to Eridge	19.5	4	350	Starts along a valley and then over hills to Hartfield for lunch, followed by an undulating trek thorough woods and fields to Eridge.	LB
Kent		78	Cowden to Hever	16.2	4	250	A contrast between a remote part of the Weald and three attractive and popular Kent villages.	LB
Kent		35	Crowhurst to Battle	20.0	4	300	Gentle woods and fields, the Battle of Hastings, and Battle Abbey	CX
Kent		35	Cuxton to Sole Street	17.3	5	425	Open views and a wooded ridge before lunch, then a walk across a vineyard. An optional afternoon loop up to Cobham and the Leather Bottle pub (of Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers)	LB
Kent		202	Dartford to Greenhithe	11.3	1	25	Riverside walk along the banks of the Darent and the Thames with stunning views of the Dartford river crossing	CX V
Kent	★	30	Dover to Deal	17.7	3	475	Easy cliff walk following the Saxon Shore Way along the 'White Cliffs of Dover' to historic Deal	LB StP V
Kent		337	East Malling to Maidstone	19.5	4	150	Extensive orchards and two fine medieval bridges across the River Medway.	V
Kent		344	Edenbridge Figure of 8	14.2	1	50	A gentle stroll on the Kent/Surrey border, with the option of doing the first leg of the Eden Valley Walk.	V W
Kent		419	Eynsford Circular via Farningham	18.2	4	250	Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley.	TL CX StP V
Kent	★	59	Eynsford Circular via Otford	21.5	7	425	A contrast between hidden valleys in the North Downs and the Darent Valley Path through three interesting villages.	TL CX StP V
Kent		291	Farningham Road to Otford	19.0	5	325	Ancient woodlands, low hills and riverside paths in the Darent valley.	V
Kent		207	Farningham Road to Sole Street	17.2	3	225	A walk of contrasts, urban sprawl, and then caught by what it may have been like a hundred or more years ago, coming across the Wheatsheaf pub and Chapter House Farm. Plenty of good pubs along the way.	V
Kent		420	Faversham Circular	19.5	2	75	Around the windswept marshes and waterways of north Kent, with traces of the time when the area was the centre of Britain's explosives industry.	TL StP V
Kent		12	Faversham to Whitstable	15.7	1	25	Easy Coastal Walk	TL StP V
Kent	★	13	Folkestone to Dover	14.8	5	400	Coastal Walk along the cliffs to Dover via Folkestone Warren.	TL CX StP
Kent		152	Pluckley to Ashford	16.4	3	150	Greensand Way Stage 10 - pretty orchards and woods, commons with a bog, Godinton Park, then the Great Stour River into Ashford	TL CX StP
Kent		153	Ashford to Ham Street	17.2	2	100	Greensand Way Stage 11 - the Great Stour River out of Ashford, new housing and a landfill, then pretty through pastures and Ham Street Woods NNR	TL CX StP V
Kent	★	41	Yalding to Sevenoaks	21.2	4	425	Kent Orchards, then follows the Greensand Way to Igtham Mote (NT), One Tree Hill, Knole House and deer park (NT)	TL CX StP
Kent		150	Yalding to Sutton Valence	15.3	3	225	Greensand Way Stage 8 - fine views from a gentle ridge and excellent pubs en-route	TL CX StP
Kent		151	Harrietsham or Sutton Valence to Pluckley	17.7	3	200	Greensand Way Stage 9 - fine views from a gentle ridge, orchards and nice pubs	TL StP V
Kent		106	Ham Street to Appledore	14.2	2	100	A walk full of historical interest in the low hills around Romney Marsh.	TL StP
Kent		281	Hayes Circular	9.5	1	125	A short walk across three commons in South East London	CX CS
Kent		82	Hayes to Knockholt	16.0	4	300	Close to London, this walk in north-west Kent is entirely rural, traversing fields, woods and valleys in London's 'Green Belt'. It passes Charles Darwin's home, Down House (EH)	CX CS
Kent		175	Hever to Ashurst	16.5	4	250	A surprisingly remote part of the High Weald on the Kent/East Sussex border.	EC LB
Kent		362	Hever to Dormans	16.1	4	275	Undulating walk passing 3 historic manor houses and climbing to an iron-age hillfort	EC LB
Kent		19	Hever to Leigh	14.3	2	150	2 castles, a stately home, rivers, ponds, woods, undulating hills and three lovely villages	EC LB
Kent		345	Hever to Tonbridge	16.5	2	125	The second leg of the Eden Valley Walk, through Penshurst and Haysden Country Park to Tonbridge.	EC LB
Kent		209	Higham to Gravesend	18.4	3	50	Birdwatching and nature walk - the Thames Estuary, Hooe Peninsular and Cliffe Pools RSPB Nature reserve.	LB V
Kent		219	Hildenborough to Hadlow or Tonbridge	13.2	2	100	Gentle walk through the Kentish Weald to one of the tallest follies in Britain.	LB
Kent		253	Hollingbourne Circular	15.5	4	250	A choice of ridge walks on the North Downs followed by a circuit around the grounds of Leeds Castle	LB V
Kent		16	Hurst Green to Chiddingstone Causeway	20.5	6	475	Long. The Greensand Way through remote wooded hills, passing Chartwell (Churchill, NT), Toys and Ide Hills. Gentle fields to finish.	CJ EC LB V
Kent		7	Knockholt Circular	18.5	5	425	An enjoyable day out in the country within zone 6, thanks to those who campaigned for and legislated the Green Belt policy.	CX
Kent		37	Knockholt to Otford	12.9	7	425	A moderately strenuous stroll in the North Downs, taking in the pretty village of Shoreham	CX
Kent	★	92	Leigh and Penshurst	13.5	3	175	The Eden valley, Penshurst Place and a rural pub for lunch.	CX
Kent		21	Leigh to Sevenoaks	14.5	5	225	A gentle morning past fields and Oasthouses, then a steep climb to Knole Palace (NT) and its deer park	CX
Kent		15	Leigh to Tunbridge Wells	18.9	5	350	Penshurst Place (a stately home), rivers, woods, and Kent's rolling hills	CX
Kent		1	Lenham to Charing	13.3	3	250	A tranquil walk along the North Downs	TL StP V
Kent		173	Meopham Circular	19.5	4	225	Ancient woodland, landscaped parkland and a nature reserve on the Kent Downs, with an alternative ending to a riverside town full of historical interest.	V
Kent	★	93	Sandling to Folkestone or Dover	17.9	7	775	A dramatic ridge walk along the North Downs Way, overlooking the English Channel.	TL CX StP
Kent		24	Sandling to Wye	20.9	6	450	Pretty Ridge Walk along the North Downs Way with lovely views. Nice pubs for lunch and tea	TL CX StP
Kent	★	43	Otford Circular via Romney Street	12.0	6	275	A short walk packed with variety and fine views, bluebell woods in season, a pretty village and a short train journey	TL CX StP V
Kent		290	Otford Circular via Shoreham	14.0	5	350	The steep-sided hills and secluded valleys around the Darent valley.	TL CX StP V
Kent		23	Otford to Eynsford	14.1	5	225	2 climbs, the River Darent, two castles, and a Roman villa	TL CX StP V
Kent		63	Oxted Circular	19.5	5	275	The Greensand Hills on the Surrey/Kent border to Westerham, with an optional extension via Chartwell.	CJ EC LB V
Kent		135	Oxted to Lingfield	19.5	4	200	A short climb over the Greensand Hills followed by a gentle walk across the Low Weald, with a fine bluebell wood at its centre.	CJ EC LB V
Kent		338	Paddock Wood to Yalding	18.0	2	75	An easy walk in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.	CX LB
Kent		300	Penshurst Circular via Bough Beech	15.5	3	175	A popular bird-watching site in the Eden Valley and attractive Kent villages.	CX
Kent		21	Pluckley Circular	11.7	1	100	Gentle walk through quiet Kent Orchards with ancient pubs - Darling Buds of May territory. Hilly afternoon options.	TL CX StP
Kent	★	101	Ramsgate to Margate	15.7	2	200	Easy coastal walk with fine cliff top views, 3 classic seaside resorts, and a number of stunning sandy bays and coves that make it a great swimming walk	TL CX StP
Kent		154	Rye, Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea	21.8	3	50	Interesting coastal walk past an extra wide beach framed by sand dunes and an army range to an eerie shingle desert landscape with decommissioned nuclear power stations. Return by bus.	LB StP
Kent		51	Sandling to Folkestone via the Sea	11.2	5	175	A swimming walk. Starts with a disused railway line, Saltwood Castle, and downland. Finishes along the coast to Folkestone.	TL CX StP
Kent	★	21	Sevenoaks Circular	16.3	3	300	Out via the National Trust's Knole Park, House, and Igtham Mote. Back by the Greensand Way along the escarpment of the Kent Downs.	TL CX StP
Kent		20	Sevenoaks to Westerham	18.6	6	425	Knole Park, then west along the Greensand Way with spectacular views of the Kent Weald.	TL CX StP
Kent		289	Shoreham Circular	20.0	6	375	The steep-sided hills above an attractive village in the Darent valley.	TL CX StP V
Kent		17	Snodland to Sole Street	13.1	5	325	The North Downs, hilly with views after lunch, and tranquil Luddesdown for tea.	TL StP
Kent		80	Staplehurst to Headcorn or Cranbrook	13.1	2	75	An easy walk through fields in the Kentish Weald, with some fine bluebell woods en route, and an option to visit Sissinghurst Gardens (NT).	CX
Kent		19	Stonegate Circular	15.5	3	275	Remote, rolling Hills, Burwash for Lunch and Batemans (NT, Rudyard Kipling's home)	CX
Kent		113	Tenterden to Rye	21.5	4	200	A varied landscape between two interesting Cinque Port towns, from the low hills of the eastern High Weald almost to the coast.	TL CX StP V
Kent		299	Teynham to Faversham	24.7	3	125	Fruit farms, Saxon Shore Way along tidal River Swale, creeks, mudflats, and the stark but beautiful landscape of windswept grazing marshes. Oare Marshes. Historic Faversham.	V
Kent		220	Tonbridge Circular via Tudeley	19.2	3	125	A unique church, orchards and a country park of historical interest in the Garden of England.	TL CX StP
Kent		235	Tonbridge to Penshurst	18.0	3	175	Through Haysden Country Park and along the Eden Valley Walk to Penshurst Place and Chiddingstone Castle.	TL CX StP
Kent		238	Tunbridge Wells to Hildenborough	17.7	4	250	Gentle walk via elegant Tunbridge Wells, delightful woods, the Wealdway, and Haysden County Park	CX
Kent		18	Wadhurst Circular	19.0	4	650	The High Weald, quiet countryside - woods and rolling hills, the Sussex Border Path, and historic Mayfield for lunch.	CX
Kent		336	Wateringbury Circular	14.0	3	150	Medieval bridges and churches in an attractive part of the Medway Valley.	CX LB StP
Kent		38	Whyteleafe to Hayes	16.6	5	250	Field, woods, quiet valleys, a gem of a pub, and close to London.	TL EC LB StP V
Kent		53	Wye Circular	18.1	7	550	Out over the North Downs with breathtaking views to lunch in Sole Street. Back up over the Downs, then returning along the Great Stour river. Muddy in winter.	TL CX StP V
Kent		320	Yalding Circular	12.5	2	250	Pub Medley at the River Medway	TL CX StP
Kent		50	Yalding to Borough Green	16.8	3	275	A gentle walk along The Greensand Way and through Mereworth Woods	TL CX StP

Last Updated : Apr-24