Linear Charlton to Eltham

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Overview

Green Chain Walk to encompass Charlton Manor, Sevendroog Castle and Eltham Palace. We will pass through Woolwich Common and Oxleas Woods. Toilets at Oxleas Cafe. Dogs on leads.

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Start time:: 10:35 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 13.7km / 8.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Features

Accessible by public transport
Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 41203 78392
Nearest postcode:: SE7 8DT
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Start time:: 10:35 am

Charlton Station EC 9.51 Plat 2 change LB 10.18 Plat4 Rainham Service all within Freedom Pass Zone

Finishing point

Grid reference:: TQ 42671 74955
Nearest postcode:: SE9 1DY
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Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Eltham Station

Upcoming walks with Croydon Ramblers

Coulsdon Common to Grange Park Old Coulsdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Addington Hills including Viewpoint. Morning Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Banstead Woods - Shorter Version

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.2 miles

Banstead Woods and Upper Gatton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

In and around Buckland

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Mitcham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Woldingahm SW

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.2 miles

Chattri from Hassocks

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Edenbridge Town circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Ardingly Reservoir and viaduct

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Outwood (Shorter version)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Hosey Common, Chartwell and Toys Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Outwood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Thames Pathway Walk 2

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Walton Heath, Banstead Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

The Orchards of Kent

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Banstead woods circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear East Grinstead to Lingfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Edenbridge - circular with views and more

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Addington Hills including Viewpoint, Morning Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Charity Walk from Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Bewl water and Bedgebury forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Annual Charity Walk from Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Walk through beautiful Sussex countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Dolypers Hill and Kenley Aerodrome

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Denbies, Bagden Wood, Polesden Lacey and Ranmore Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Charity Walk in aid of The South East Cancer Help Centre, based Purley Tesco

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Sunningdale to Egham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

West Hoathly (Fig 8)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Regents Canal and Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Dry hill, Sevenoaks Weald and Ide Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Pilgrim's way and the Mole villages

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Twickenham to Richmond

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Morden Hall to Wandle Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

A walk in the Kent and Surrey countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Chipstead circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Pilgrims Way, North Downs Way and Mole Villages

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Charing Cross to St Paul's

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

London Loop Uxbridge Lock to Donkey Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Albury, Pitch Hill, Peaslake and Shere

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Afternoon Linear East Croydon to Lloyd Park via Coombe Gardens

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Dorking Deepdene circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Exploring around the Worth way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Circular from Putney Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

South Downs Spectacular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Southborough Common, Haysden Water and Penshurst.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

South Downs Spectacular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Eden Valley, Dry Hill and Starborough Castle

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Afternoon Circular Happy Valley and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Chessington to Cheam

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Cudham, Downe,and Pratts Bottom

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.7 miles

From A-B. A walk from Anerley to Beckenham via Penge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Headley Heath circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

West Grinstead - Nuthurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

West Wickham to Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

London Loop Donkey Wood to Kingston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.3 miles

Lingfield and round to the South

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Cudham Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.7 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circuit to Leigh and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Leatherhead to Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Elmore Pond, Shabden and Upper Gatton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Newlands Corner Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning Circular. Exploring South Norwood Country Park.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Open spaces in South Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Dorking Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Christs Hospital to Horsham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Lullingstone, Shoreham and Otford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Thames Circular. Putney and Hammersmith

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Headley Heath,Walton on the Hill and Mogador shorter walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Headley Heath, Walton on the Hill and Mogador.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Scearn Bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Lullingstone Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Ardingly, Lindfield, Horsted Keynes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Teddington Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Linking green spaces in Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Banstead Woods and Upper Gatton Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Views and hills of South London

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Happy Valley and Surrey National Golf Course

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Green Link Walk, from Angel to Peckham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Westway Common to Coulsdon South Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Box Hill, Ranmore, Polesden Lacey, Mickleham and Juniper Bottom

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.4 miles

Discovering London's New River

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Oxted, Limpsfield and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Oxted, Limpsfield and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Walk to pub for Lunch from Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Eden Park to Ladywell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

A walk in the Kent countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Wandle Trail, northern section.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Ockley - Wallis Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Oaks Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.5 miles

A winter walk in familiar territory

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Winey Hill and Princes Coverts

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Circular from Oaks Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Penge West to Horniman Museum

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Urban walk with lots of interest along the way.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Afternoon Circular Warlingham and Halliloo Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Roughs, Hatchs and Heaths

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Linear Charlton to Eltham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Regents Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Circumnavigating Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Oaks Park and Banstead Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Afternoon Circular from Oaks Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Tilburstow Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Grange Park, Old Coulsdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month