Walks you can reach from Earlsfield by train
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Dorking to Box Hill & Westhumble (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Highly recommended: Vineyard, wooded hills, chalk downland, open grassland, Mole valley views and North Downs.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Time: 4h–8h30
3 lunch spots: Mickleham (2h30–4h30 in) — the Running Horses, or the King William IV; plus Wild About Coffee at Norbury Park (1h30–3h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Box Hill Café, or the Stepping Stones
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Box Hill & Westhumble Circular via Mickleham (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Recommended: Hills and woodland.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Time: 2h30–5h
2 lunch spots: Mickleham (30m–1h30 in) — the Running Horses, or the King William IV
3 end-of-walk rewards: Box Hill Café, Ryka's Café, or the Stepping Stones
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Dorking Circular via Brockham (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Restored landscaped gardens, rhododendron woods, surfaced parkland paths, open fields with Downs views, wooded valley trails, village green and town centre.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Effingham Junction to Box Hill & Westhumble (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Hidden valleys, pretty woodland, gentle pasture, North Downs escarpment with extensive views and vineyard.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Leatherhead to Dorking (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
River Mole through the Mole Gap in the North Downs, the grounds of Thorncroft Manor, Norbury Park woodland and the Denbies Wine Estate (England's largest vineyard).
Norbury Park: A country estate of woodland and downland between Leatherhead and Dorking.
Denbies Wine Estate: England's largest vineyard, spread across the chalk slopes near Dorking.
Lunch: Running Horse, Leatherhead.
Walk details: Surrey Hills National Landscape (turn-by-turn directions).
Horsley to Box Hill & Westhumble (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Pine forest, North Downs views and bluebell woods, past Old Simm's Copse, Ranmore Common and the Denbies Wine Estate.
Hilly: half on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: three fifths under tree cover.
Old Simm's Copse: A tucked-away North Downs woodland renowned for its spring bluebell display.
Denbies Wine Estate: England's largest vineyard, spread across the chalk slopes near Dorking.
Time: 4h–8h30
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Horsley to Gomshall (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Bluebell woods, pine forest and North Downs views, past Old Simm's Copse, West Horsley Place and Effingham Forest.
Woodland: two thirds under tree cover.
Old Simm's Copse: A tucked-away North Downs woodland renowned for its spring bluebell display.
West Horsley Place: A historic country house and cultural venue used as Button House in the BBC comedy Ghosts.
Time: 3h–6h
Warnings: Best in April to early May; steep descent to Abinger Roughs.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Box Hill & Westhumble to Merstham (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
North Downs ridge, wooded escarpment, open hilltops, undulating ridge paths, rural farmland, parkland and golf course.
Warnings: Hilly, multiple ascents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Box Hill & Westhumble to Ockley (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Vineyard, peaceful woodland and a folly with a view; Denbies Vineyard, Ranmore Common, Leith Hill Tower.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Denbies Vineyard: A large English vineyard on the slopes below Ranmore Common.
Leith Hill: The highest point in South East England, crowned by an 18th-century folly tower.
Time: 5h–10h30
Warnings: Steep descents on steps and paths to Ockley.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Box Hill & Westhumble to Leatherhead (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Steep chalk hills, open downland, yew and box woodland, grassy ridges with panoramic views, gentle river valley fields and historic parkland.
Time: 3h30
Warnings: Steep descents, can be slippery.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Dorking to Reigate (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
Mainly level riverside path, sandstone Greensand Way, picturesque Surrey villages and parkland grounds.
Time: 3h30
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Guildford to Horsley (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Earlsfield.
North Downs ridge, escarpments, bluebell woods, downland slopes, upland country with long views, wooded stretches and estate grounds.
Warnings: Steep hill climbs.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Reverse direction: Walking Post (inc. GPX).