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Overview

Scratchwood and Banstead Woods

Thursday, 13 March 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

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

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 27500 61301
Nearest postcode:: SM7 3BA
what3words:: clash.train.filer

Start time:: 10:00 am

Top End of Lower Car Park at Oaks Park, access off Woodmansterne Rd. There are roadworks and single line traffic in and around the Oaks Park area and it may be better to approach the area from Carshalton Beeches to avoid delays.

Upcoming walks with Croydon Ramblers

Tadworth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Richmond to Ham Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Wandle River Changes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Three Commons Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Oaks Park to Woodmansterne

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.5 miles

Linear Balcombe to Haywards Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Halstead to Downe and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Leigh, Penshurst and Chiddingstone

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Leith Hill, Wotton Estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kew Bridge to Hammersmith

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Morning Circular Exploring South Norwood Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Leafier Purley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Circular - Chevening, Chipstead Lakes, Otford and Shoreham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

A stroll along the Thames Path to Shepperton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Godstone to Godstone via Hurst Green and Oxted

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Crystal Palace and Sydenham Wells parks

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Scearn Bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Scearn Bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Seaford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Hayes and Keston Commons

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Reigate Hill and around

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Mid Kent Downs, Bicknor and Hucking Estate

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

Linear Hampton Court to Shepperton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

High Elms Keston and Farnborough Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

A cultural walk from Crystal Palace to Addiscombe

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Horsted Keynes village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Thursley, Devils Punch Bowl

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Riddlesdown Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Along the South Bank and across into the City

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular-Betchworth, Leigh and Rice Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Hassocks circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Chevening, Chipstead Lakes, Otford and Shoreham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

St Pancras to Baker Street

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

South Downs Way, Ditchling Beacon and Stanmer Park.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Lamberhurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Beckenham Rd Tram stop to Ladywell station

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Reading to Pangbourne via River Thames.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Afternoon Circular Parks and Gems of Penge and Anerley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Circular- Puttendon Manor, Dormansland, Dry Hill and Marsh Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Hosey Common to Toys Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Ightham Moat

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ightham Moat

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

West Grinstead Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Chipstead Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Woldingam Morning Circular . Joint walk with Epsom Group

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Cowden Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Borough Green to Riverhill (Sevenoaks)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.4 miles

South Bank and St James Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Mid Summer Evening walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Riddlesdown

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ranmore Polesdon Lacey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Parks of Hackney

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Lloyd Park and Addington Hills. Morning circular.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning Circular Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

To Hartfield and back via Puckstye Farm

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Lewes to Southease

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Fourwents Ponds - Brockham - Strood Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning Linear. Riddlesdown Common to Warlingham and Chelsham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Around the clumps - shorter version

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

South Downs north of Worthing

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Around the clumps

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Riddlesdown and Kingswood Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Linear- Lewes to Eastbourne via Glynde, Alfriston and Seven Sisters

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 23.0 miles

Three Commons Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Eel Pie Island Artists Open Studios Day

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 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