Walks from Farnham
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Farnham Station.
Alternatively, view walks near Farnham by train.
Farnham to Blackwater
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: 5h30–11h
1 lunch spot: the Foresters (2h30–4h30 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
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.
Time: 6h–12h
1 lunch spot: the Barley Mow, Tilford Green (2h30–4h30 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
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: 6h30–13h30
1 lunch spot: the Bel & The Dragon (3h30–6h30 in)
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Reverse direction: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks.
Farnham to Alton
Quaint cobbled Farnham, St Swithun's Way and the River Wey to Alton, via Bentley and pretty Binsted village.
Time: 5h–10h
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Guildford to Farnham
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: 5h30–10h30
Warnings: Steep inclines in places. Can be muddy.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farnham to Haslemere
Recommended: One of the best slow ways. A lovely mix of woodland and heathland on good paths and following the Greensand Way then the North Downs Way into Farnham. Mostly off-road with some quiet road-walking; a few kissing gates but no stiles. Follows the Greensand Way and links to the North Downs Way; skirts the edge of (but avoids) the Hankley Common MoD training area. Crosses the River Wey and its tributaries at several points.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Mother Ludlam's Cave: Sandstone cave associated with local folklore.
Time: 6h–11h30
1 lunch spot: the Barley Mow, Tilford Green
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hook to Farnham
A walk across heath, quiet fields and woodland with a fair amount of road walking, particularly between Crondall and Odiham on quiet but single-track and unpaved lanes. The field in and out of Hook has badly defined paths through thick grassland. Odiham is a good en route stop for food and drink.
Time: 5h–9h30
Lunch: Odiham village, about midway, has options for food and drink.
Warnings: Cattle graze the field at Bartley Heath. Much of the route between Crondall and Odiham is on single-track unpaved roads.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Farnham Circular
Pretty valley, wooded heathland and village green at Tilford.
Source: A variant of Guildford to Farnham – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Farnham to Fleet
Deer park, heathland, MOD training area, Iron Age hillfort, reservoirs, stream valleys, woodland and Fleet Pond nature reserve.
Time: 3h
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Source: A shorter variant of Farnham to Blackwater – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Farnham to Aldershot
Deer park, heathland, MOD training area, Iron Age hillfort, copse and urban parks.
Warnings: MOD closures apply.
Source: A shorter variant of Farnham to Blackwater – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).