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Give a hike!Horsham
West Sussex
Slow Ways linking Horsham and Billingshurst, Burgess Hill, Capel, Cranleigh, Crawley, Cuckfield, Loxwood, Southwater
England / West Sussex / Horsham
Horsham’s eight Slow Ways are 66% checked
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Walk to Horsham from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Billingshurst—Horsham
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Bilhor one |
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3 X |
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Double check | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 105m | Descent 132m | |
Billingshurst—Horsham
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Bilhor two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 125m | Descent 154m | ||
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Capel—Horsham
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Capehor one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 155m | Descent 185m | ||
Cranleigh—Horsham
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Cranhor one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 219m | Descent 221m | |
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Cranleigh—Horsham
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Cranhor two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 245m | Descent 248m | ||
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Horsham—Burgess Hill
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Horbur one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 27km/17mi | Ascent 455m | Descent 449m | ||
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Horsham—Crawley
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Horcra one |
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4 X |
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Verify me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 153m | Descent 132m | ||
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Horsham—Cuckfield
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Horcuc one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 365m | Descent 325m | ||
Loxwood—Horsham
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Loxhor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 133m | Descent 156m | ||
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Southwater—Horsham
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Souhor one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 55m | Descent 69m |
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Collective progress
65% of Horsham’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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12 people have contributed to Horsham’s Slow Ways
10 people have pledged to walk and review a route
7 people have surveyed a route in Horsham
134km out of 164km have been walked and reviewed
260km of reviews have been shared in Horsham
Latest Updates
It would be possible to shorten the walk if you wanted by catching the train from Ifield station....
David
JohnMyerson added Bilhor two, a new walk from Billingshurst to Horsham
Walk this routeOne other thing to watch for: part of the route goes across an estate north of New Rd and West of West Chiltington Lane which has some very aggressive 'no public public right of way' signs, which are misleading as you are actually walking a public footpath (whose signs needs some maintenance)....
srsaunders
The walk begins in Cranleigh, just near the leisure centre and you can find the DownsLink easily. 7 miles in and the footpath in Rowhook (just past The Chequers pub, well worth a stop) is quite overgrown and there's another fallen tree but it's easily passable....
Si Goddard
Part one of a two-leg walk from Horsham to Dorking - CAPEHOR One. Once I got to Friday Street I decided not to take the diversion across to Kingsfold but took the path from Blackfriars Farm to the small hamlet of Friday Street to pick up the official CAPEHOR route again on the Sussex Border Path. I had to make a diversion to walk up Rusper Road to pick up the route at Pleystowe Farm. As a destination, Capel is an OK village with shops, a pub and is on a bus route from Horsham to Dorking. 40 minutes of urban walking at the Horsham end means the route is probably more satisfying South to North....
Bostal Boy
I have lived in Horsham over 20 years and it was lovely to find and walk some new 'twittens' as part of this route. The Horsham to Dorking railway line has to be crossed twice on the route. The route ends in Capel which has a couple shops where drinks/snacks can be bought and also has a pub, 'The Crown', which could be a good alternative spot to stop for a drink/lunch/dinner etc. Capel is on the 93 bus route which links Dorking to Horsham....
Alison Clement
This is the third longest Slow Ways route in Sussex. In the end I followed it largely as plotted though I cut out a couple of diversions at Bolney and Warninglid, so really I should upload a HORBUR 2 as the route I actually walked. With a railway station at each end, this route would make a good summer day walk for trippers from London....
Bostal Boy
I found this walk quite exhausting, the clay is very slippery to walk on and very sticky when standing still, I only fell over once and was lucky not to have my boots sucked off many times. This walk will be an entirely different experience when dry in mid to late summer. A section of suburban street walking heading North out of Horsham takes you past colleges and through quiet housing estates. There short sections of very quiet roads to walk along, a relief to walk on something firm. A better walk in summer I think, probably a 4*?...
Strider
The paths were narrow and rooty in places and quite muddy, in summer, if the hedges are not trimmed it will become narrower still in places. A short suburban section takes you to Horsham Station, the town centre is 500m away....
Strider
Steven Kennedy added Cranhor two, a new walk from Cranleigh to Horsham
Walk this routeThe part of the route follows the downs link which is a well maintained, mostly stone/gravel, path....
Steven Kennedy
I enjoyed walking this route, but am sure someone local could share an alternative that would be more direct and possibly better in other ways too. I think it is certainly good enough to be in the Slow Ways network - it can just be bettered! It's a shame the A24 splits Easteds Lane from Reeds Lane....
pilea
I agree with Borstal Boy's comments about the dinosaur in Southwater - it would have been amazing if it was full-scale!...
danravenellison
From then on the route uses field paths and some short sections of quiet lanes to reach Barns Green at the approximate half-way point. As well as the usual gates, stiles and footbridges, there is a gate (photo #6), that is stuck fast just before Barns Green which I had to climb over. Barns Green has a pub and village store for refreshments. Heading out of Barns Green, the route runs alongside the Arun Valley railway line for a couple of miles up to Christs Hospital school....
Bostal Boy
There's a section near Horsham between Gorings Mead and Chesworth Farm that isn't great for accessibility (see pic). This could be avoided by going via Queensway to the west....
dargue
Starting from Horsham station the path follows a series of twittens and quiet streets to reach the green southern margins of the town. A short section along a quiet lane then follows, after which the path changes direction to head north on a footpath parallel to the A24. This Slow Way is well-marked on the map and apart from the section between the houses in Southwater was reasonable well signposted....
Bostal Boy
Nice route with a good mix of woodland and open spaces. A few road sections without pavement, but these were fairly quiet. Fortunately not much mud today (late September) - only one section and it was easy to walk around....
dargue
As previous reviewer said, some sections had very long grass/overgrown foliage and there were some very muddy sections even in July....
HB
This follows some lovely paths through wooded High Weald scenery....
Bostal Boy
The route mainly follows footpaths out of Crawley including past the attractive Ifield Mill....
Bostal Boy
Slow Ways added Bilhor one, a new walk from Billingshurst to Horsham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Horbur one, a new walk from Horsham to Burgess Hill
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Souhor one, a new walk from Southwater to Horsham
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Horsham’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ1785530974
Lat / Lon
51.06601° / -0.31939°
Easting / Northing
517,855E / 130,974N
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