Walks you can reach from Frimley by train

Flat canal towpath, disused railway line, heathland commons, North Downs Way, open fields, mixed woodland and the barren Ash Ranges.

Time: 6h30

Warnings: MOD firing range closures.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Basingstoke Canal towpath, hilly MOD heathland (Ash Ranges), pine-covered heath, farmland tracks, mixed woodland, open common and mature woodland on Whitmoor Common.

Warnings: MOD closures apply.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Longer heath-and-forest crossing on the Three Castles Path, past Englemere Pond, Swinley Park forest tracks and Bagshot Heath. Some of east Berkshire's finest open country.

Englemere Pond: A nature reserve centred on a heathland pond near Ascot, rich in dragonflies and wetland plants.

Lunch: Café at The Lookout, and the Coral Reef waterpark, both roughly midway.

Warnings: Crossing the A322 bridge on a busy, narrow road is the most challenging part.

Walk details: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

A varied route taking in canal towpath, fields, woodland, some hills and town walking, beginning along the Basingstoke Canal at Ash Vale and with a fiddly wooded section at Ash and a final ridge giving views over Guildford. The stretch near the A31 isn't ideal. East of Puttenham the route follows the North Downs Way under the A3 at Watts Gallery, where there is a tea shop. As you descend The Mount into Guildford you pass Lewis Carroll's burial spot.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Watts Gallery

Time: 4h30–9h

2 lunch spots: Puttenham — the Good Intent, or the Jolly Farmer

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Some great views of the Hogs Back; the amazing views. A fairly direct route with around a third in open countryside and the rest on town pavements leaving Aldershot and entering Guildford. Great views of the Hogs Back near Wanborough and of Guildford Cathedral or the North Downs on the approach to Guildford and with a tree-lined path on the way in.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Time: 4h–8h

Warnings: Two major road crossings require caution: a roundabout junction over the A331 about 2km from Aldershot, and the A31 on the approach to Guildford.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

An easy, almost entirely flat walk along the Basingstoke Canal towpath (after the initial climb up from Ash Vale). Pleasant and shaded by the water and though narrow in places due to undergrowth and muddy after rain.

Waterway: almost all along the Basingstoke Canal.

Time: 2h30–5h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A direct route mainly on pleasant, wide, traffic-free wooded tracks and heathland through Swinley Forest and the MOD training area and with pavements in the urban sections at each end. The forest tracks are gravel and can be muddy with areas of waterlogging; no stairs. Passes close to the Bronze Age barrow at Bill Hill and the Lookout Discovery Centre and South Hill Park Arts Centre (both with cafés and toilets). Small detours possible to Caesar's Camp Iron Age hill fort and Surrey Heath Museum.

Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Lunch: Cafés and toilets at the Lookout Discovery Centre and South Hill Park Arts Centre near the route; town-centre shops and cafés at both ends.

Warnings: The central forest section can be muddy with areas of waterlogging.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Mostly quiet residential streets, narrow lanes and field footpaths and with some stretches on roads that lack a pavement. Largely under tree cover.

Time: 4h30–9h

Warnings: Braziers Lane has no pavement and only a narrow road edge; make yourself visible to drivers, and reflective clothing helps in poor light.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Good view of The Long Walk with Windsor Castle in the distance. A route mainly following the Three Castles Path through Windsor Great Park, with a short urban walk at Ascot, footpaths and bridleways that can be muddy with exposed roots, wide and smooth tarmac roads through the park itself. The park is quite hilly. Follows the Three Castles Path. The path near the George III statue is often closed during winter, with an easy road detour available. Public toilets and coffee places in Ascot.

The Windsor Great Park: A vast royal deer park south of Windsor Castle, crossed by the Long Walk.

Time: 3h–6h

Lunch: Few benches and no facilities within Windsor Great Park; amenities at Ascot.

Warnings: Getting from the Crown Estate into Windsor Great Park involves a busy road crossing with no lights or pedestrian crossing. A footpath near the George III statue is sometimes closed in winter due to poor ground conditions, requiring a detour; park roads are shared with cars, buses, horses and cyclists.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Urban parks, country park, copse, MOD heathland, Iron Age hillfort, reservoirs, stream valleys, woodland, nature reserve, wet meadows and lakeside.

Warnings: MOD closures apply.

Source: An alternative variant of Farnham to Blackwater – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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).

Canal towpath, disused railway line, heathland, North Downs Way, open fields and mixed woodland.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: A shorter variant of Ash Vale Circular via North Downs Way – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).