From Ottershaw, the first section is along a road (photo #1), and then a quieter residential road, before going onto a very quiet lane that turns into a wooden path, full of colours this time of year (photo #2). The path comes out on Row Town, which doesn't have a lot of pavement (photo #4), but there wasn't a lot of traffic and fairly pleasant. The colours were really lovely, and it's really easy to walk too (photo #9, #10, #11)....

Derick Rethans

When you cross the wide Victory Lane, watch out for the Trinity Methodist church (photo 1) and turn right after it into a paved footpath. When the route passes a couple of houses, it turns left into a narrow footpath just before an electrically operated wide gate - see photo 3. Once the route reaches Bagshot Road, there is not always a pavement next to the road but the road edge is wide enough for pedestrians - see photo 8. Only the turn to a narrow footpath after a junction with Guildford Road is a bit concealed - see photo 10....

Petr Sadilek

When it then reaches Woodham Lane at the Victoria pub (see the first photo), it continues along a footpath on the other side of the road, not a paved street with a "private access" sign. Even though the towpath and the first 7km from Woking would be perfectly good for wheelers, the last footpath through a forest before Ottershaw has a relatively steep incline....

Petr Sadilek

Please see my Wokcob Three review for more details, but all three Wokcob routes are impassable due to the M25/A3 roadworks. Will amend/delete this review if and when that changes....

Smatticus1991

See my Wokcob Three review for more details, although this route is virtually identical as far as I can tell. None of the Wokcob routes are accessible until Spring 2025 at the earliest due to the M25/A3 roadworks. I’ll amend/delete this review in the future if and when it changes....

Smatticus1991

It’s a shame, because his has the potential to be a good Slow Way, maybe a great one, but at the time of writing (May 2024), the roadworks around the M25/A3 junction have blocked off a number of footpaths and A3 crossings....

Smatticus1991

There are swans with signets in season, usually two families join together with up to ten signets....

Mr Seamus Anderson

There is a crossing of The Old Woking Road B326 at a right angle bend. This is fine coming from Cobham as you can see both ways along the road, but coming the other way on the inside of the bend you can't see the cars coming and crossing here would be suicidal. The land either side of the foot bridge crossing the A3 has been churned up by heavy machinery and the Path has been obliterated, head for the bridge which is easily visible, and then head in the general direction over black sandy dunes with shredded trees and you will pick up the path. Gates, kissing gates, stiles, narrow paths and uneven surfaces make this unsuitable for wheels....

Strider

It's very calm and mostly in nature apart from the beginning and end. Can be completed by any age and doesn't take too long either....

Tallulah P

Thereafter a short amble to Woodham Lane, and then a somewhat more narrow country path walk until you hit Woodham Park Rd....

RichP

I started my outing at Lightwater and as it happened on a similar route out of Lightwater a couple of months ago I missed the entry to woods near the end of Guildford Road. I was walking along this stretch of the route only a couple of days after rainy days and the bit between Heath-hill Farm and Deep Poole Lane leads through a narrow footpath which is borded by wired electric fences on both sides. Otherwise, a slightly modified route avoiding Heath-hill Farm could be an option....

Petr Sadilek

Previous reviewers mention a short length of lane walking at Pyrford, this was no problem, good visibility and low traffic with reasonably considerate drivers. My main grumble is the road crossing of the B382 Old Woking Road, on a big bend with reduced visibility - not mentioned by the previous reviewers, I think this may be because visibility is better coming from Ripley direction....

Jane Taylor

If you follow the Hoe Stream through Old Woking cricket ground there are two stiles to climb, but you can cross the stream to join White Rose Lane earlier....

JohnMyerson

This route allows for amazing views, providing a range from the smooth green hills of the golf course to the more rural countryside....

Tallulah P

I walked this from Woking to Addlestone on a sunny spring afternoon, with the previous day also being sunny, but with significant rain in the week before....

Derick Rethans

From here the route continues along easy going sandy/chalky paths of the fairly open Chatley Heath (photo #5), before going through some more woods to end up at a cleared space around the A3 crossing. You cross then the river Wey, before ending up on your first golf course (photo #6), with easy going (new) metalled paths. After crossing the River Way Navigation and its lock (photo #7), you then end up on your second golf course....

Derick Rethans

Pretty good, but there are some access issues near the Wisley interchange, and some minor adjustments are needed as the route isn't very accurately drawn in places. I'll propose a Wokcob 2 which fixes these issues....

Derick Rethans

This route has an advantage over Browok1, in that it has apparently been walked and recorded precisely with a .gpx file, whereas Browok1, as a succcession of straight lines, appears to have been created differently....

RichP

Going along the canal, you're able to see lots of wildlife whilst also going through a few villages. However, there are quite a few small hills that could be challenging to those who can't walk, alongside the terrain which can be very muddy outside of summertime....

Tallulah P

Almost entirely off road, flat and step free - although there are one or two points where the path is a little narrow and some mud after rain (not much). I very much enjoyed this walk on an early spring day, plenty of ducks on the water and primroses in the woods. I made this new version which is slightly amended from Browok One, and corrects a problem where it needs to be clear that the path crosses the canal....

Jane Taylor

This is a generally very good route following the Basingstoke canal towpath - but it is not drawn quite accurately enough, and at about the half way point where the towpath crosses sides, the route sent me down the wrong side of the canal, and I had to back track. I've made a new route version Browok Two which corrects this problem, and I recommend walking that one....

Jane Taylor

Hourly-ish bus service from Send to Woking or Guildford (not Sundays or bank holidays). There was one section between Send and Old Woking where the path became muddy and slippery, and there wasn’t much to hang onto for stability - I recommend walking poles and good waterproof boots/wellingtons!...

Jane Taylor

Excellent route making the most of the towpaths alongside the Basingstoke Canal and Wey navigation. Walked Addlestone to Woking, cold frosty and sunny day. Good paths underfoot, a gradual rise as the locks raise the canal level....

Jane Taylor

It can't be helped but the final mile or so into Woking isn't as pretty but I'm not sure there's a pretty way into Woking. There is a temporary issue which is right at the start you can't get to the river from the station at the moment because of works on a new bridge, however if you turn left from the station down Walnut Tree Close there is a little alley down to the river not far along....

misschappo

Excellent direct route following the Basingstoke Canal along very smooth paved towpath....

Philipj8

Good route - direct and mainly paved although the section of tow path along side the River Wey is not paved but more rough and could be a bit muddy if wet. Away from traffic and mostly very quiet pleasant walk....

Philipj8

A generally flat route following much of the River Wey/Wey Navigation towpath from Guildford Station to Woking Station....

Walker1