Roadside walking out of Esher before some nice greenery around the Mole before entering the quiet suburbs of Walton-on-Thames...

Strider

From Tolworth to close the the A3 apart from a short stroll in a park there are long straight monotonous roads. The approach to and under the A3 was a curving path of soft mud 18cm deep in places with equally deep puddles....

Strider

A surprisingly green route (photo #2, #3), which started right of the station by going across a golf course, but not one that is highly manicured. After passing the station, and the clock tower (photo #4), the route then heads for the Thames....

Derick Rethans

First along urban footpaths (photo #2, #3), and once you pass the Milbourne Lodge School (photo #4), along the wooded footpaths (photo #5) of Arbrook Common, and Esher Common (photo #7, #8)....

Derick Rethans

There were some less pleasant concrete bits (photo #6), but they were few, and soon replaced by lovely views (photo #8) of the River Mole (photo #9). The last section into Esher was full of traffic again....

Derick Rethans

We chose Eshkin Three (rather than one or two) as our destination was actually Surbiton, and this route goes straight past the station....

V96GLF

We walked 90% of this route, ending at Littleworth Road where we went straight on to join the Esher-Kingston route. Handily, there is a nice pub (The Swan Inn) at the point where we stopped. Very pleasant walk, avoiding the main roads and a handy crossing place over the A3....

V96GLF

Then some more footpaths, with some being a little muddy (photo #4), before going along quiet roads into Claygate proper (photo #5). Then a long section along busy roads (photo #7) to pass Chessington North station, before going along a public footpath (photo #8) again....

Derick Rethans

West of Chessington South station, the route goes down Banwell Lane — although there is no pavement (photo #5), and it is busy, cars were driving very slowly as there are so many pot holes. Manor Road South (photo #9) is easy going, and after a short section along a road of Oaken Lane (photo #10), there is a foot path on the west to follow (photo #11)....

Derick Rethans

After crossing Horton Lane, the route goes past Hobbledown (photo #3) and through Horton Country Park was lovely (photo #4). The path there is a little muddy, but not too much (photo #7), before end up at Lower Wood Road where the route then follows residential streets of Claygate. Manor Road South (photo #9) is easy going, and after a short section along a road of Oaken Lane (photo #10), there is a foot path on the west to follow (photo #11)....

Derick Rethans

The road out of Oxshott is nasty, very busy, noisy smelly road with narrow pavements, it is mercifully short....

Strider

I stopped at Surbiton for lunch and then went on to Kingston where the route took me alongside the river and then through the old marketplace - pretty much all pedestrianised....

Jane Taylor

The Path through the common is very churned up by vehicles at the moment, deep ruts, as the path is in the process of being re-surfaced (Early December 2022) Difficult to walk along but hopefully temporary. There is then a long pavement section alongside a busy road, past Esher Rail Station, The pavement was busy too as it was a race day at Sandown....

Strider

After crossing Hampton court Bridge, instead of turning right along the Thames Path carry on ahead, use the pedestrian crossings to navigate the busy road junction the along a pleasant road to Bushy Park entrance. Having done both routes today, a circular walk from Kingston using the Thames Path and Bushey park would be lovely....

Strider

I partly explored the Cottimore Lane alternative to Ambleside Avenue, as suggested by the previous reviewer; this is a pleasant unpaved footpath alternative to what is a quite well used local road (with a fair bit of pavement parking on one side of the road). One or two places on the route had cycle barriers narrowing the path (photo), and this along with the persistent pavement parking could make this one tricky for wheelchairs....

Jane Taylor

An alternative route may be considered through Cottimore Lane running to the north of Walton Oak Primary School that avoids a moderate spell on Ambleside Avenue but that would be less direct....

smorgasbord

A nice walk on a mixture of minor roads and well maintained paths. Once outside of central Esher it is surprisingly free of traffic and noise. The route is accurately plotted on the map with no ambiguity in directions....

Michael Flynn

A short section of this route from the A3 to Claygate is shared with Esher - Ewell Eshewe Some of the bridle path sections were extremely muddy....

LondonIn360

Route goes slightly off the paths at Winey Hill which is probably the only short up significant climb of the walk. Route gets very muddy along the bridle ways towards Chessington. A few country lanes without pavement but nothing too dangerous....

LondonIn360

Head up Merritt Gardens off the A243 and turn off down the path and you’ll be back on route. Few roads with no paths but nothing too dangerous....

LondonIn360

A lot of forest walking and green paths, and uses quiet roads where roads are unavoidable....

Luke Reader

Shops at Esher, Horton and West Ewell....

JohnMyerson

I'd add that on most of the 3-mile section along the river you have a choice of a high tarmac path and a lower gravel/mud path next to the river. The lower path has almost no-one cycling on it, but can get muddy....

Luke Reader

I walked this route in the Oxshott to Esher direction....

TC

Goes through Arbrook Common, Esher Common, and Oxshott Heath - three pleasant and different green spaces, mostly forested....

Luke Reader

There is a busy-road section in Chessington along Bridge Road-Moor Lane....

Luke Reader

Common GPS traces suggest this is a more frequently-used route though would be a touch more blighted by traffic noise from the Esher bypass....

smorgasbord

Once you get onto Barge Walk (the riverside path from Hampton Court to Kingston Bridge) there are no facilities at all until you reach Kingston itself (except benches), but that does mean parts of this path are often pleasantly quiet. If needed or desired, you can shorten this walk by taking the route to Hampton Court and then walking through Bushy Park to Kingston instead of taking the riverside path....

Rach

The route looks very much like one I use to cycle between Cobham and Esher. I had expected there would be some narrative to help those new to the route - happy to add one if required...

Valerie Thompson