Walks you can reach from Gatwick Airport by train
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Coulsdon South Station to Redhill Station (Surrey)
8m direct from Gatwick Airport.
15km. Moderate ascents. 4h–7h.
Pleasant but apparent that you haven't left London.
Lunch stop: the Harrow Pub (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Home Cottage.
Redhill Station Circular via St Mary the Virgin (Surrey)
8m direct from Gatwick Airport.
20km. 5h.
Nature reserves, wetland lakes, restored sand quarries, Greensand Ridge, farm fields, wooded commons, suburban streets, and pedestrianised town centre. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Merstham Station to Redhill Station (Surrey)
8m direct from Gatwick Airport.
14km. 3h30.
Grassy embankment, wooded open spaces, wetland lakes, restored sand quarries, restored grassland, wooded paths, farm fields, wooded commons, and suburban streets. Road noise near M25.
A variant of Redhill Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haywards Heath Station Circular (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
18km. 4h30.
Low hills, Ouse Valley, woodland, nature reserves, fields, hedgerows, historic villages, and canal-era river crossings. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haywards Heath Station to Balcombe Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
16km. 4h.
Undulating High Weald farmland, woodland, golf course, reservoir dam wall, fields, and a private school grounds. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
[Earlswood Station](/train-stations/south-east-england/surrey/earlswood) to Oxted Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
16km.
Gentle greensand ridge, pasture, arable fields, woodland, bluebell woods, escarpment views, and low-lying meadows. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wivelsfield Station to Haywards Heath Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
18km. 4h30.
Woods, wildflower meadows, farmland, High Weald ridge, golf course, and suburban road sections. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Balcombe Station Circular via Nymans (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
15km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
A rambler favourite! Fields, woods, stream valleys, grassy hillsides, estate parkland, a fine old village, and stately home. Mostly secluded. Can be muddy.
Highlights: Nymans and the Ruins of Slaugham Place.
Lunch stops in Handcross (2h–3h in): Nymans café, the Red Lion, or JO.CO cafe.
End-of-walk reward: the Victory.
Balcombe Station Circular via Ardingly Reservoir (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
11km. Moderate ascents. 3h–5h30.
Highlights: Ardingley Reservoir.
Lunch stop: Ardingly Reservoir Activity Centre Café (1h30–3h in).
Balcombe Station to East Grinstead Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
17km. 5h.
Gentle wooded hills, muddy farm tracks, landscaped gardens, reservoir shoreline, open fields, and woodland paths. Can be very muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Balcombe Station to Horsham Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
27km.
Wealden woods, farmland fields, streams, ponds, riverside nature reserve, and old market town. Can be very overgrown.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Uckfield Station to Balcombe Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Gatwick Airport.
29km.
Linear walk through East Sussex countryside, villages, and farmland ending at Balcombe station.
A shorter variant of Uckfield to Pease Pottage – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.