Walks you can reach from East Malling by train
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West Malling Station Circular via River Medway (Kent)
2m direct from East Malling.
20km. 5h.
Orchards, coppiced woodland, water meadows, low hills, river valley, parkland, and market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
West Malling Station to East Farleigh Station (Kent)
2m direct from East Malling.
17km.
Orchards, country park, coppiced woodland, water meadows, riverside paths, and low hills. Can be muddy.
A variant of East Malling to Maidstone – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
West Malling Station to Maidstone East Station (Kent)
2m direct from East Malling.
21km. 5h.
Orchards, country park, coppiced woodland, water meadows, riverside paths, low hills, and pedestrianised town centre. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of East Malling to Maidstone – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Aylesford Station to Maidstone East Station (Kent)
8m direct from East Malling.
19km. 4h30.
River meadows, chalk downland, wooded North Downs escarpment, open hilltop, farmland, riverside towpath, and country park. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Borough Green & Wrotham Station to Sevenoaks Station (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
An essential walk! Greensand hills, apple orchards, woodland paths, streams, deer park, open parkland, and historic manor grounds. Mostly secluded. Can be muddy.
Highlights: Ightham Mote (14th century manor; a visit easily fits into a walk schedule), Knole House (enormous aristocratic estate, associated with the Bloomsbury Group; well worth a visit but consumes a day in itself), and Knole Park.
Lunch stops: the Plough (2h–3h in), or Ightham Mote café (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Chequers, the Restoration, or the Sennockian.
Yalding Station to Borough Green & Wrotham Station (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
16km. 5h.
River Medway start, open fields, deer-fenced woodland, Kentish Weald countryside, vast managed woods, bluebell woodland valleys, orchard edges, and small villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hollingbourne Station Circular via Hollingbourne Meadows (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
15km. 4h.
Open farm fields, North Downs ridge, chalk grassland, woodland, parkland, moated castle grounds, and meadows. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lenham Station to Hollingbourne Station (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
14km. 4h30.
North Downs footpaths, little-used field paths, rape seed fields, and woods. Can be overgrown.
A longer variant of Lenham to Charing – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Otford Station Circular via the Darent Valley (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
Tough: steep ascents. 13km. 4h–6h30.
A rambler favourite! North Downs hills, chalk woodland, bluebell woods, open commons, grassy fields, disused golf course, Darent Valley riverbank, and quaint village. Can be muddy.
Lunch stops in Shoreham (1h30–2h in): the Samuel Palmer, the Kings Arms, or the Mount Vineyard.
End-of-walk rewards: the Crown, the Bull, or the Woodman.
Otford Station to Eynsford Station (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
14km. 4h.
River valley, open fields, orchards, beech woods, golf course, ridge path, and historic villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Otford Station to Snodland Station (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
21km.
North Downs ridge, southern escarpment, fields, woods, open views south, forest, country park, open countryside, and urban streets.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Knockholt Station to Otford Station (Kent)
15m direct from East Malling.
12km.
Wooded hills, steep ridges, hidden downland valley, bluebell woods, beech and sweet chestnut woodland, and fields. Descents can be slippery.