Connect Southborough with Slow Ways
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more walks and reviews are needed to fully connect Southborough to the verified network. Can you give a hike and help?
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Kent
Slow Ways linking Southborough and Cowden, Paddock Wood, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge
England / Kent / Southborough
Southborough’s four Slow Ways are 44% checked
Help connect Southborough
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Southborough’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Southborough from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Cowden—Southborough
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Cowsou one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 249m | Descent 209m | ||
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Southborough—Paddock Wood
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Soupad one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 139m | Descent 241m | ||
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Southborough—Royal Tunbridge Wells
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Souroy one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 64m | Descent 90m | |
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Southborough—Tonbridge
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Souton one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 146m | Descent 54m | ||
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Southborough—Tonbridge
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Souton two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 180m | Descent 88m |
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Collective progress
50% of Southborough’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
5/5
3/5
1/5
1/5
7 people have contributed to Southborough’s Slow Ways
5 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Southborough
18km out of 46km have been walked and reviewed
37km of reviews have been shared in Southborough
Latest Updates
Went past some really pretty houses but was particularly nice when we got to the more wilderness bits closer to Southborough....
Sophie
Nice walk, pretty direct but the road walking near Mount Farm is unpavemented, high hedged and has quite tight turns. Left the village then into some meadows with small woodlands, probably a local nature reserve or similar, very. The path continuing around the meadows is far more well used so could be distracting....
Daisy C
too much busy road used in Tonbridge, was loud and tiring....
Daisy C
The start (so, the end) is mostly along streets, not very exciting and not the most direct route - but the Southborough end runs through some lovely countryside....
Tom
At the end of Royal Chase, use the zebra crossing onto Mount Ephraim, instead of crossing onto the triangular patch of grass between Mount Ephraim and London Road....
Corinna
A nice generally quiet route mostly off of roads. Route was easy to follow....
lawrence older
When walking along Castle Road (just after Mount Edgcumbe Road) you could take the path on the left hand side of the road as this avoids walking towards oncoming traffic in Castle Road - we would suggest this slight amendment to the route....
keepitkent
Slow Ways added Soupad one, a new walk from Southborough to Paddock Wood
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Souroy one, a new walk from Southborough to Royal Tunbridge Wells
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Souton one, a new walk from Southborough to Tonbridge
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Souton two, a new walk from Southborough to Tonbridge
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Southborough’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ5812742111
Lat / Lon
51.15641° / 0.25981°
Easting / Northing
558,127E / 142,111N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Southborough and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Southborough'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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