Walks you can reach from Cowden by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Ashurst Station Circular via St Michael and All Angels (Kent)
4m direct from Cowden.
20km. 5h.
Low hills, Medway valley, ancient woodland, Wealden farmland, Five Hundred Acre Wood, wildflower meadows, and quaint villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ashurst Station to Eridge Station (Kent)
4m direct from Cowden.
18km. 4h30.
Low hills, steep-sided valleys, field edges, country lanes, wooded valleys, sandstone outcrops, heath, and meadows. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Ashurst Station (Kent)
4m direct from Cowden.
16km. 4h.
Low hills, wooded valleys, farm fields, bluebell woods, manor house grounds, golf course, orchards, and remote High Weald countryside. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ashurst Station to East Grinstead Station (Kent)
4m direct from Cowden.
22km. 5h30.
Low hills, Wealden farmland, wooded bridleways, open Ashdown Forest heathland, golf course, disused railway trackbed (Forest Way), and historic town streets. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Ashurst to Forest Row and East Grinstead – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Buxted Station to Ashurst Station (Sussex)
4m direct from Cowden.
24km. 6h.
River valleys, woodland, elevated Ashdown Forest heathland, Scots pine clumps, Wealden farmland, and villages. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Ashurst Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Dormans Station (Kent)
5m direct from Cowden.
16km. 4h30.
Undulating countryside, woods, farmland, fields, streams, historic manor houses, iron-age hillfort, remote border area of Kent, and Surrey and Sussex. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Tonbridge Station (Kent)
5m direct from Cowden.
16km. 3h30.
Gentle farmland, orchards, river valleys, parkland, country park lakes, and riverside paths into a market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Leigh Station (Kent)
5m direct from Cowden.
14km. 3h30.
Undulating hills, open fields, beech woods, rivers, ponds, quaint villages, and historic estates. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hever Station to Penshurst Station (Kent)
5m direct from Cowden.
12km. 3h.
Farmland, river valley, parkland, and historic village. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Hever to Tonbridge – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Edenbridge Town Station to Hever Station (Kent)
5m direct from Cowden.
18km. 4h.
Gentle farmland, water meadows, riverside paths, farm airstrip, flat Eden Valley, and fields to Hever. Can be waterlogged.
A longer variant of Edenbridge Figure of 8 – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Edenbridge Town Station Circular (Kent)
8m direct from Cowden.
14km. 3h.
Gentle farmland, water meadows, riverside paths, farm airstrip, and flat Eden Valley. Can be waterlogged.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eridge Station Circular via Harrison's Rocks (Sussex)
15m direct from Cowden.
16km. 4h.
Undulating High Weald, streams, meadows, sandstone outcrops, heathland, conifer-to-heathland nature reserve, and woods. Can be muddy.