Swanley — Hartley (Sevenoaks)
Swahar one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Swanley and Hartley (Sevenoaks).
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Swanley and Hartley (Sevenoaks).
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 4
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Swanley
Grid Ref
TQ5099368237
Lat / Lon
51.39309° / 0.16891°
Easting / Northing
550,993E / 168,237N
What3Words
boats.making.loudly
Hartley (Sevenoaks)
Grid Ref
TQ6012168869
Lat / Lon
51.39627° / 0.30029°
Easting / Northing
560,121E / 168,870N
What3Words
tile.sugars.plots
Swahar One's land is
| Swanley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ5099368237 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.39309° / 0.16891° |
| Easting / Northing | 550,993E / 168,237N |
| What3Words | boats.making.loudly |
| Hartley (Sevenoaks) | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ6012168869 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.39627° / 0.30029° |
| Easting / Northing | 560,121E / 168,870N |
| What3Words | tile.sugars.plots |
| Arable | 47.5% |
| Pasture | 28.0% |
| Urban | 19.3% |
| Woods | 5.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Daisy C
21 Jan 2023 (edited 11 Jun 2023)This could be a 4 or 5 star walk except for a few sections of road walking with no pavements on roads that didn't feel safe. SwaHar 3 also has a bit of that, shared with this route but the worst is on SwaHar 1 alone.
At the bottom of Calfstock Lane you cross the A225/Dartford Rd. This is a fast busy road. There is a blind bend to the south, a high steep verge which you can't wait on. There is no crossing or island even though the east side has a good pavement and Calfstock Lane is the main way to the Farningham Wood nature reserve. Pretty hairy, but may be better in the other direction. On towards Horton Kirby on Franks Lane: twisty, high banks, dark under overhanging trees, traffic off the A225 doesn't slow much, far outside village 30mph limits.
More road walking further east that is (mostly) shared with SwaHar 2 and 3. Rabbits Rd: less busy but longer, narrower (but not enough to be quiet or slow), more blind bends and steep banks. The (avoidable) footpath down to Dean Bottom was very overgrown in early summer. Fawkham Rd, busy-ish but short, sometimes a field-side informal path on the east cuts that off. Footpath to the west was very well hidden.
Farningham Wood was lovely though, I'd like to go back and explore. And it was very easy to navigate, not always true through woodland. The first and last third of the route do overlap with SwaHar 3 (and 2) which is a bit safer but swaps Farningham Wood for a fruit farm filled with polytunnels. All 3 routes are mostly through arable fields but occasional wooded paths give some shade and variation. Small rolling hills, some lovely views.
Horton Kirby is a pretty village, with two pubs that do serve food and it has a Mon-Sat daytime bus although Arriva are threatening to stop some services. There are stiles, heavy gates, a narrow deep gully and width restrictions. Calfstock Rd was pretty slippery on an icy day.
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