Sat 20th June 2020 Penshurst Footpaths

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 300 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 300 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 141 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 26 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 97 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Cunningham Road
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Powdermill Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight left onto Powdermill Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.59 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Yew Tree Road
  6. 6 : km 1.43 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto London Road, A26
  7. 7 : km 3.46 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Bidborough Ridge, B2176
  8. 8 : km 8.92 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left onto Penshurst Road, B2176
  9. 9 : km 8.94 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 9.17 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Penshurst Road, B2176
  11. 11 : km 9.29 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Penshurst Road, B2176
  12. 12 : km 9.3 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto High Street, B2188
  13. 13 : km 10.05 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto Fordcombe Road, B2188
  14. 14 : km 10.52 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Smarts Hill
  15. 15 : km 11.19 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Saints Hill
  16. 16 : km 11.78 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left onto New Road, B2188
  17. 17 : km 11.93 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto SR467
  18. 18 : km 12.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto SR458
  19. 19 : km 12.89 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto SR458
  20. 20 : km 13.62 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Coopers Lane
  21. 21 : km 14.48 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Coopers Lane
  22. 22 : km 14.86 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Coopers Lane
  23. 23 : km 15.1 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Poundsbridge Hill
  24. 24 : km 15.1 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 16.09 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 16.14 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Bullingstone Lane
  27. 27 : km 16.25 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto WT 76
  28. 28 : km 17.04 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Penshurst Road
  29. 29 : km 17.77 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Etherington Hill
  30. 30 : km 17.99 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Stockland Green Road
  31. 31 : km 18.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Stockland Green Road
  32. 32 : km 18.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Stockland Green Road
  33. 33 : km 19.72 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 19.92 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Kibbles Lane
  35. 35 : km 19.93 - alt. 89 m - Keep right onto Holden Road
  36. 36 : km 20.52 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right onto London Road, A26
  37. 37 : km 20.93 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 20.98 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 21.24 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 21.34 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto London Road, A26
  41. 41 : km 21.75 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Yew Tree Road
  42. 42 : km 22.59 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Powdermill Lane
  43. 43 : km 22.76 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right onto Powdermill Lane
  44. 44 : km 22.88 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Cunningham Road
  45. 45 : km 23.12 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  46. S/E : km 23.19 - alt. 97 m

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Walking Tonbridge - Southborough loop

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↔17.48 km ↗+230 m ↘-230 m ◔5h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tonbridge and Malling (Kent)
From the parkland close to the centre of Tonbridge, up onto Bidborough Ridge and on to Southborough Common, Returning along a hidden valley, through the park of Somerhill Schools and along the river Medway to the town centre.

Walking Hever & Markbeech from Chiddingstone

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Hever & Markbeech from Chiddingstone
↔9.42 km ↗+104 m ↘-106 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Chiddingstone (Kent)
A lovely Kent walk that starts from the beautiful village of Chiddingstone and continues to Hever where you can visit the Castle. The route then turns south to Markbeech from where a return to the start is made.

Walking Shipbourne - Greensand Way - Ightham Mote - Carter's Hill - Underriver

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Shipbourne - Greensand Way - Ightham Mote - Carter's Hill - Underriver
↔11.97 km ↗+189 m ↘-192 m ◔4h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Shipbourne (Kent)
A circular route offering a mix of scenic contrasts and adventure. The outward leg includes a rewarding climb to a short but highly rated stretch of the Greensand Way, where you’ll be treated to spectacular views from the Greensand Ridge, looking out across the Weald of Kent and even into East Sussex on a clear day. Just over halfway round, a strategically placed pub stop offers the perfect break. The return leg brings you back through peaceful, picturesque countryside—typical of the farmed landscapes of the Kentish Weald—with plenty of open space and rural charm. A short detour to Ightham Mote, a beautifully preserved 14th-century moated manor house (National Trust), adds a splash of history to the route. Even a brief look may tempt you back for a full visit another time. Shipbourne is an ideal start and end point, with ample parking and excellent food and drink at The Chaser Inn, which serves meals all day on weekends—perfect for a relaxed post-walk lunch or early dinner.

Walking Bore Place to Bough Beech Reservoir

Tourism industry professional
↔6.07 km ↗+69 m ↘-62 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Chiddingstone (Kent)
This circular walk guides the keen wildlife watcher and enthusiast to some of the best local spots to see special species like the nightingale. The farmland of Bore Place extends almost to Bough Beech Reservoir where it meets the nature reserve. Well-connected areas of good habitat encourage plants, fungi and animals to survive and thrive.

Walking Bore Place - Green Trail

Tourism industry professional
↔2.29 km ↗+16 m ↘-16 m ◔0h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Chiddingstone (Kent)
The Bore Place farm walks weave their way through the fields and woodlands of the 500-acre organic dairy farm, offering panoramic views across this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The trails start and finish at the Bore Place car park and are waymarked by colour-coded directional discs and tall oak posts with painted lines at the top.

Walking Bore Place to Little Brown Jug Pub

Tourism industry professional
↔7.96 km ↗+36 m ↘-40 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Chiddingstone (Kent)
This is a circular walk but is described in two sections, so you can choose to just walk to or from the Little Brown Jug, rather than doing the whole loop. Nothing beats the promise of a cosy pub after a bracing walk in the Kent countryside. This gentle walk boasts the choice of two pubs within an hour on foot of Bore Place, using the network of public footpaths and bridleways. The walk takes in classic Low Weald landscape with its patchwork of arable fields and grazing pastures.

Walking Bore Place to Greensand Way

Tourism industry professional
Bore Place to Greensand Way
↔12.18 km ↗+148 m ↘-153 m ◔3h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Chiddingstone (Kent)
This circular walk leads you up onto the Greensand Way where breathtaking views await. From here it loops round, passing the picturesque 14th-century Wickhurst Manor through the village of Sevenoaks Weald and across rolling farmland before returning to the start point.

Walking Bore Place - Blue Trail

Tourism industry professional
↔2.16 km ↗+23 m ↘-28 m ◔0h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Chiddingstone (Kent)
The Bore Place farm walks weave their way through the fields and woodlands of the 500-acre organic dairy farm, offering panoramic views across this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The trails start and finish at the Bore Place car park and are waymarked by colour-coded directional discs and tall oak posts with painted lines at the top.

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