Went for a walk along the North Downs Way with my wife, brother-in-law, nephew and trusty Ordnance Survey (OS) Explorer map last (Bank Holiday) Monday. We walked from Dorking West station (OS coordinates: 160498) north along the Mole Gap Trail for 1.5km, then joined the North Downs Way (OS coordinates: 164515) and walked east for around 1.5km to Box Hill (OS coordinates: 179513) where we had lunch and enjoyed the view before proceeding east along the North Downs Way for another 3km to Betchworth station (OS coordinates: 211514) where we completed our walk. See here for route details in the Ordnance Survey website.
Summary of the walk
The total length of the walk was 6km (3.7 miles). There was an incline at Box Hill (from 50 metres elevation to 170 metres elevation) but other than that it was a steady, easy walk.
Getting there
Outgoing we caught the Southern train from London Victoria to Redhill (35 minutes) and then caught the Great Western Railway train from Redhill to Dorking West (15 minutes). Incoming we caught the Great Western Railway train from Betchworth to Redhill (10 minutes) and then the Southern train from Redhill to London Victoria. We booked the train ride as an off peak day return from London Victoria to Dorking West for £29.50 for all four of us (3 adults and 1 child).
Essentials
As well as the Dorking, Box Hill & Reigate Ordnance Survey Explorer 146 map we also found the Maps.ME app super handy. Unlike the Google Maps app the Maps.ME app shows walking paths. Also, on a hot day like we experienced it's worth having at least two 50cl (500ml) bottles of water per person.
I've uploaded some pictures from the walk to my Flickr account here.
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