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Leatherhead

Surrey


Slow Ways linking Leatherhead and Ashtead, Cobham (Elmbridge), Dorking, East Horsley, Headley, Oxshott

England / Surrey / Leatherhead

Leatherhead’s six Slow Ways are 63% checked

Drawn: 6/6
reviewed: 6/6
verified: 2/6
and surveyed: 1/6

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Slow Way Route To do
Cobham (Elmbridge)—Leatherhead
Coblea one Pioneer me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 106m Descent 87m
Cobham (Elmbridge)—Leatherhead
Coblea two

Review me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 74m Descent 49m
Cobham (Elmbridge)—Leatherhead
Coblea three Review me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 80m Descent 60m
Dorking—Leatherhead
Dorlea one Enjoy me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 118m Descent 142m
East Horsley—Leatherhead
Easlea one Review me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 99m Descent 146m
Leatherhead—Ashtead
Leaash one Survey me Distance 4km/2mi Ascent 18m Descent 49m
Leatherhead—Headley
Leahea one Review me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 35m Descent 170m
Leatherhead—Headley
Leahea two Pioneer me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 180m Descent 47m
Leatherhead—Headley
Leahea three Verify me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 175m Descent 42m
Oxshott—Leatherhead
Oxslea one

Double check Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 87m Descent 68m
Oxshott—Leatherhead
Oxslea two Verify me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 63m Descent 84m

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Collective progress

55% of Leatherhead’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

11/11

drawn

9/11

reviewed

2/11

surveyed

2/11

verified

12 people have contributed to Leatherhead’s Slow Ways

12 people have pledged to walk and review a route

2 people have surveyed a route in Leatherhead

71km out of 90km have been walked and reviewed

158km of reviews have been shared in Leatherhead

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You quickly leave Letterhead's residential streets (photo #1) behind with a walk through some footpaths, before heading down a lane with cottages (photo #2). There is then a short section along a lane (photo #12), before you go up a narrow path (photo #13) to the top of the next hill....

Derick Rethans

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Oxslea two

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When you've left the road, which is not *unsafe*, the route goes through lovely woods (photo #2). After this lovely section, you start to hear the M25 more and more, and eventually you cross under the A243/A244 roundabout (photo #8), and then with a bridge over the M25 (photo #9)....

Derick Rethans

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The start of the walk was a through Cobham town so there was good amount of space for us to walk. I have also never walked around Cobham before really so I am pleased I got to walk around a new area....

Shasmin Rahman

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The route is not the safest in parts and goes through a working farm, and passes old derelict farm buildings and heavy farm machinery....

Tim Ramsay

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As a minimum requirement I would probably not want to have to dodge traffic as part of a walking route. Many of the paths were also unkept / un-walkable....

David Dear

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Route was full of over grown pathways and unclear directions. Lots of busy roads to walk along and cross. Not the safest route for parts of it....

Lauren Munro

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Oxshott—Leatherhead

Jessica Tonczynski pledged to walk Oxslea one

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Oxshott—Leatherhead

Imogen Howard-Clegg pledged to walk Oxslea one

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Leaash one

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I crossed the M25 (photo #3) again at some point, and after some time on residential streets (photo #4) there was a stretch of public footpath-in-the-fences (photos #5, #6, #7)....

Derick Rethans

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After leaving Cobham's shops behind, there is a short section along Downside Road that is not pleasant (photo #1). Cobham Park Road and Downside Common Road require road walking (photo #2, #3), but traffic on a Saturday was pretty much non-existent....

Derick Rethans

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I actually started my walk at Horsley Station and joined the Slow Way route at the sports club grounds....

JohnMyerson

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You follow the Mole Gap Trail, the signs are stainless steel embedded in posts, bridges and even the road tarmac, very nice but hard to spot sometimes. The turning is marked in steel in the road tarmac, follow the sign not the map (see picture)....

Strider

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These woods are the majority of the walk but unfortunately you get to Oxshott along a horrid road where the pavement keeps ending making the pedestrian cross from one side to another and back again....

Strider

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I walked this on a warm overcast Saturday afternoon from Dorking to Leatherhead. It's a delightful walk along the river Mole and through Denby's wine estate. There are quite a few stiles, but the route, although it has some steep parts, is easy enough....

Derick Rethans

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Dorlea one

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Leatherhead—Headley

JohnMyerson added Leahea three, a new walk from Leatherhead to Headley

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Picnic spot in the middle and a number of pubs near the route if you need a refreshment stop! Follows the Mole Gap Trail which is well signposted....

Christopher Brown

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Christopher Brown took this photo on Dorlea one

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Paths nearer Headley are quite narrow with some kissing gates which would prevent use of pushchairs etc....

JohnMyerson

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A lot of this route is through open fields, so in the winter/early spring might be quite muddy and slippery. Would recommend boots with good grip rather than trying to take alternatives. But there are some really nice parts to it that go through woodland and can offer some nice, open views....

Ingrina

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Given that this is a route connecting two more urban areas, I am rating it with 5 stars to indicate that it does a good job of providing a quiet, straightforward route. I liked that it takes you through pedestrian corridors in neighbourhoods, and there is a nice stretch before you reach the bridge that crosses the motorway. I don't know if there is a better, more direct alternative route, but doing this for the first time, it was quite pleasant....

Ingrina

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Leatherhead—Headley

JohnMyerson added Leahea two, a new walk from Leatherhead to Headley

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Straightforward route between Ashtead and Leatherhead, with a mixture of roughly 50/50 well-surfaced footpaths and pavements. One pedestrian bridge over the main road, with both ramp and stairs, so probably wheelchair-accessible. Not very exciting, but better than following the main road all the way....

G-Squirrel

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* Duplicates much of the Ashtead - Headley route, backtracking most of the way into Ashtead, which feels like a bit of a detour....

G-Squirrel

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Cobham Road across the M25 has some unpleasent narrow and difficult verges close to the busy road....

James Emmans

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Geography aficionados will be interested to see a number of features on route, including the floodplain, meanders, and the severed, dried up remains of an oxbow lake (see picture, though I cannot verify the extent to which this landform has been managed I.e. is it natural or artificial)....

Smatticus1991

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A slow way linking Leatherhead to Ashtead was never going to be that exciting or scenic, with the possible exception of one going via Ashtead Common, though admittedly this would have been far too indirect. The best we could have hoped for was one which avoided major roads and was accessible for disabled users, and thankfully, this one is. A safe and functional, if unspectacular route going through quiet residential areas with several schools along the way....

Smatticus1991

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Cobham (Elmbridge)—Leatherhead

TC added Coblea three, a new walk from Cobham (Elmbridge) to Leatherhead

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Oxshott—Leatherhead

TC added Oxslea two, a new walk from Oxshott to Leatherhead

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Cobham (Elmbridge)—Leatherhead

David Sanderson added Coblea two, a new walk from Cobham (Elmbridge) to Leatherhead

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Leatherhead

Malvina surveyed Leatherhead

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Cobham (Elmbridge)—Leatherhead

Slow Ways added Coblea one, a new walk from Cobham (Elmbridge) to Leatherhead

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Dorking—Leatherhead

Slow Ways added Dorlea one, a new walk from Dorking to Leatherhead

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East Horsley—Leatherhead

Slow Ways added Easlea one, a new walk from East Horsley to Leatherhead

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Leatherhead—Ashtead

Slow Ways added Leaash one, a new walk from Leatherhead to Ashtead

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Leatherhead—Headley

Slow Ways added Leahea one, a new walk from Leatherhead to Headley

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Oxshott—Leatherhead

Slow Ways added Oxslea one, a new walk from Oxshott to Leatherhead

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Leatherhead’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TQ1629156856

Lat / Lon

51.29896° / -0.33333°

Easting / Northing

516,291E / 156,856N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Leatherhead's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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