A mixed walk along the back routes to Gatwick Airport then joining the Millenium trail

Croydon Group

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Overview

A mixed walk. We start by following the river Mole to Gatwick Airport and beyond. We then connect up with the Millenium trail to return to Horley. The first half of the walk will be on solid footpaths/cycle tracks but when we join the Millenium trail it is likely to become muddy.

Tuesday, 6 January 2026

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 28323 42981
Nearest postcode:: RH6 7DF
what3words:: trick.lung.deputy

Start time:: 10:00 am

Victoria Rd car Park Horley

Upcoming walks with Croydon Group

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Tilburstow Hill

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Mince Pie walk

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Mince Pie walk

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Mince Pie walk

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Brockley 3 Peaks, a walk devised by Brockley Ramblers

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning Linear Phipps Bridge to Mitcham

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Morning circular around Happy Valley

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Riddlesdown

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Boxing Day bonanza

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Boxing Day Figure of 8

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Circular from Burford Bridge

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Selsdon Woods and the surrounding countryside

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wandle Trail to Phipps Bridge

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Kingswood and Riddlesdown Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Around Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Circular walk from Carshalton

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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A mixed walk along the back routes to Gatwick Airport then joining the Millenium trail

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wander around Gatwick

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Richmond to Kingston

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Epsom Downs and WW1Plantation

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Newlands Corner NDW and villages

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Battersea to Putney

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Morning Circular Exploring South Norwood Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Richmond Park and around

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Chaldon and North Downs Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Fetcham Downs, Polesden and Ranmore

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Linear Tadworth to Merstham

Start:

London Docklands

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Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Elmore Pond

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Six Parks including Olympic park and Victoria park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Milton Heath Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Inholms Lane, North Holmwood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Eden Park to Ladywell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Riddlesdown Circular

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Circular - around the boundaries of Addington Palace.

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

West Grinstead Station

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Hampton Wick to Kingston

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Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Surrey Hills and lovely views.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Sparrows Den

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

River With Green Bits; Penge to Catford along the River Pool

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Morden Hall to Wandle Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Riddlesdown Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

History of Clerkenwell circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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North Downs Circular

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

North Downs

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

The Fox

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

The Fox

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

London Bridge to Bethnal Green

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

A Welcome to Spring

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Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Farthing Downs towards Merstham back via Chandon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Ranmore Common and Surrey hills

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Morning Linear- Phipps Bridge to Mitcham

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Gunpowder and deep silence

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Two commons and London’s newest park linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Box Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

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Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Denbies and Ranmore Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 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

North Downs - some of the way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Tattenham Corner Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Views and hills of South London

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Toys Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Ranmore Common, West Humble and Bookham Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Lloyd Park, Addington Hills and the Heathfield Estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Happy Valley, Netherne and Farthing Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Woldingham Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Waterfalls and Views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 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 £3.75 per month