Walks you can reach from Brookwood by train
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Farnham to Blackwater (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Highly recommended: Deer park, heathland, MOD training area, Iron Age hillfort, reservoirs, stream valleys, woodland, nature reserve, wet meadows, lakeside sandy shores and common.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 7h30 (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
1 lunch spot: the Foresters (2h15 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Crown and Cushion
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farnham to Godalming (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Highly recommended: River valley, forest tracks, sandy bridleways, open parkland, country houses and wooded valleys.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Mother Ludlam's Cave: Sandstone cave associated with local folklore (1h30 in).
Godalming: attractive market town (5h45 in).
Time: 7h30 (6h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Barley Mow, Tilford Green (2h15 in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Cyder House Inn, the Rose and Crown, the Richmond Arms, the Fox & Finch, or the Star
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Bentley to Farnham (Hampshire)
30 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Highly recommended: Ancient forests, heathland ridges, Scots pine, heather, large ponds with swimming, remote commons and quiet woodland paths and lanes.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
The Devil's Jumps
Time: 8h30 (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
1 lunch spot: the Bel & The Dragon (3h15 in)
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Reverse direction: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks.
Alton Circular via Windmill Hill (Hampshire)
30 minutes direct from Brookwood.
An 11-mile ramble over the six hills ringing Alton, with farmland, woodland near Monk Wood, the River Wey and the Hangers Way, gateway to the South Downs.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Includes a subway crossing under the A31 and field-edge paths that may be muddy.
Walk details: Wey Valley Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Farnham to Alton (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Quaint cobbled Farnham, St Swithun's Way and the River Wey to Alton, via Bentley and pretty Binsted village.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Bentley to Alton (Hampshire)
30 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Countryside crossing over gently rolling Hampshire farmland, with woodland paths, the infant River Wey, a butterfly reserve and the St Swithin's Way pilgrimage route.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Station café and a café in Waitrose, both at Alton.
Warnings: Grass and lower paths can be wet after rain; the route crosses the A31 dual carriageway.
Walk details: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Guildford to Farnham (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Hilly North Downs walk over sandy heathland commons with ferns, ponds and hilltop panoramas.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Watts Gallery & Chapel: Arts and Crafts gallery and memorial chapel dedicated to Victorian artist G.F. Watts.
St John the Baptist Church: Historic parish church.
Puttenham Common: Heathland common with ponds and ferns.
Crooksbury Hill: Pine-clad hilltop with panoramic views toward the South Downs.
Mother Ludlam's Cave: Sandstone cave associated with local folklore.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep inclines in places. Can be muddy.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ash Circular via Ash Ranges (Surrey)
8 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Lowland heathland, conifer and broad-leaved woodland, stony paths, boggy sections, canal towpath, gorse and bracken and with many short sharp climbs and wide views.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: MOD range closures apply.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Fleet Circular via Tweseldown Racecourse (Hampshire)
15 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Heathland, woodland, military training lands, levada water channel, canal towpath, residential outskirts and nature reserves.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: MoD closures apply.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Farnborough to Woking (Hampshire)
7 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Largely flat Basingstoke Canal towpath, summer water lilies and wildflowers, linking Farnborough, Brookwood and Woking; varying lengths.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Station coffee shops at Farnborough and Brookwood, a café in Brookwood, the Rose and Thistle pub at Frimley Green, and many options in Woking.
Warnings: Lords-and-ladies plants along the route are poisonous.
Walk details: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Farnborough to Fleet (Hampshire)
7 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Leisurely, hill-free chain of green spaces, following the Cove Brook Greenway through country parks and butterfly habitat to Fleet Pond, Hampshire's largest freshwater lake.
Fleet Pond: Hampshire's largest freshwater lake, a nature reserve of reedbeds, heath and woodland.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Southwood Country Park visitor-centre café, midway.
Walk details: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ash to Worplesdon (Surrey)
8 minutes direct from Brookwood.
Basingstoke Canal towpath, hilly MOD heathland (Ash Ranges), pine-covered heath, farmland tracks, mixed woodland, open common and mature woodland on Whitmoor Common.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).