This is a very pleasant walk in an area straddling countryside and urban London. The Croydon end is residential but the route is largely off road and many of the footpaths are much greener and more open than you might guess from a map, e.g. in the Forestdale/Selsdon area.The previous two reviews have plenty of details and better photos than mine. These are a few things they didn't mention, perhaps because they both walked in the opposite direction than I did.. 4) At Heathfield House/gardens the car park onto Riesco Drive is locked half an hour before sunset with no alternative pedestrian exit that side. But the Coombe Lane entrance has no gate to lock so you shouldn't actually be trapped. 7) If you don't need the shop or chippy in Forestdale that bit of route is fiddly, just stay in the alley linking Selsdon Park Road straight to Pixton Way....

Daisy C

Good route, probably best used if you want to walk directly between Sutton and Croydon, where you can jump between 2 Slow Ways routes and skip the spur along Manor Road to Wallington station....

Jane Taylor

After finding my way from the busy transport hub at East Croydon, the route starts off through some residential streets (photo #1). Another residential street, Estcourt Road goes fairly down hill (photo #5), before a narrow path (photo #6) past the Arena tram stop gets you into South Norwood Country park (photo #7, #8)....

Derick Rethans

Pleasant route through Beddington Park and following the Wandle Trail....

JohnMyerson

After a while, you turn off London Road (photo #2) and around a pond (photo #3) before entering Beddington Park (photo #4, #5). Then after going down a hill (photo #7), the route follows the river Wandle for a while, with good paths (photo #8, #9)....

Derick Rethans

It's a lovely route, but I am failing this one, as it was so badly drawn that at places it wasn't possible to follow the route. I've uploaded WalCro5, which is the same route (I think), but much more accurately drawn....

Derick Rethans

After leaving the busy shopping streets, a small section through some alleyways (photo #1) (with fly-tipping and cats, photo #2) you end up going along/through Croydon Cemetery. After that, part two takes you along (and up) Mitcham Common, with some good views (photo #3), grass, and a bunch of crows (photo #4)....

Derick Rethans

From New Addington's tram stop, you quickly end up going down the very steep Hutchingson's Bank (photo #1) to end up next to Featherbed Lane, which has a lovely (metalled) footpath alongside it (photo #2). You then continue following the LOOP across Coombe Lane's tram stop (photo #6), and through woods (photo #7) you end up in Lloyd Park (photo #8)....

Derick Rethans

It’s well plotted, there was one road crossing at Woodside Green that could be tightened up - there’s a nearby zebra crossing (clearly visible) which gives a safe crossing point onto the green....

Jane Taylor

Pleasant walk with easy to find paths although Croelm Two misses out the Railway Park from Blackhorse Lane tram stop that's there in Croelm One. Note that Croydon Parks are closed at night (4.30 in Winter!) even though they are cycle routes. main roads have pedestrian crossings....

JohnMyerson

A short section of B road at the Selsdon end is why I lopped a star off, but otherwise a full 5 star experience....

Jane Taylor

I started in Croydon and it was a long stretch of fairly busy roads, but busy with pedestrians rather traffic....

Daisy C

But slightly marred by two uncomfortable road crossings where a couple of traffic islands seem like an obvious local need. The beginning of Fairfield Path is only a few hundred metres from East Croydon station, and although it starts as an alleyway there's little of that, it is mostly linked small green spaces in small quiet estates. The next road to cross is Croham Lane, again quite busy but with a traffic island, not a numbered road though. I rejoined the bridleway at the golf course, but again I'd like a traffic island where it comes out (beside a bus stop!) and you *must* cross over Upper Selsdon Rd / B275....

Daisy C

The advantage of starting at New Addington is that the route begins by going downhill through a nature reserve. The house isn’t open to the public and there’s no cafe, but its a good place to picnic. Next up is a tram stop at Coombe Lane and then the route plunges into the woods at Addington Hills. This is the trickiest area underfoot I would say - the tram runs quite close by on a fairly flat gradient, while the path in the woods has some steep and rooty ups and downs. There’s a cafe and its a lovely place to picnic. There are some steps and steep paths, a number of refreshment stops, and also picnic spots; very good public transport at each end, with a drop out point at Coombe Lane....

Jane Taylor

Only point on the 80% mark that didn’t make sense as you could of cut that bit off Other than that a nice walk...

Scott Johnson

Paths are mixed - urban pavements, footpaths and some steep, some uneven, and when I walked some soggy muddy patches on the Common....

Jane Taylor

Steps at Sanderstead Station and Whitmead Close (over route of former railway). Pleasant area at Park Hill Recreation Ground before getting to East Croydon. I've added Purcro two to correct slight route error at Sanderstead Station....

JohnMyerson

Same as Purcro one but with correction to slight route error at Sanderstead Station. Good walk along mainly quiet roads. Toilets in Tesco at Purley (across A22)....

JohnMyerson

One thing - some of the paths are quite rough and prone to being muddy with lots of puddles after wet weather....

Intrepid Rabbit

The route does need a couple of minor tweaks as mentioned in the other review - when you enter Queen's Road Cemetery rather than turning right and walking through the cemetery to a gate that is now permanently locked, head straight on across the cemetery and then bear slightly left to exit at another gate....

Intrepid Rabbit

I walked this route on 12th November 2022....

Intrepid Rabbit

I walked from Selsdon to Croydon (after walking from Warlingham to Selsdon). The best part is through Croham Hurst woods although from Lloyd Park (café and toilets) you follow the Fairfield Path along footpaths and quiet roads into East Croydon. There's a large Sainsbury's at Selsdon at the start, with toilets....

JohnMyerson

However there is an exit on Pawsons Road almost directly opposite the Princes Road entrance....

LondonIn360

Once you dodge a few trams out of East Croydon and go through a less an desirable underpass the routes takes you along a rather splendid series of footpaths. Beddington Park offers the biggest treat of the walk before a short main road jaunt up to Wallington Station....

LondonIn360

It's a good route with a bit of greenery in the South Norwood Country Park and the Addiscombe Railway Park - it's about as green as you can get in this part of the city. If you have the time, do explore the South Norwood Country Park near Elmer's End....

Hysteresis

Pleasant route through Beddington Park and following the Wandle Trail....

JohnMyerson

I think first part could go along Oval Road rather than Cedar Road as there are two nice pubs The Oval and Builders Arms on Oval Road (just parallel to Cedar Rd) both with food as well as drinks....

Sally Thorpe