Booking is essential for all the guided walks, so get in quick to make sure you get your preferred walk. Some walks are free of charge, and others have a fee to take part.
Walks Timetable at a Glance.
For more information on each walk, including grades and duration, please see the individual walk descriptions below.
| Date |
Walk Name |
Distance (approx) |
| 24 March |
Walk on the North Downs Way (fully booked) |
5 1/2 miles |
|
Circular Walk from Hollingbourne (fully booked) |
3. 1/3 miles |
|
Teston Bridge Country Park Walk (fully booked) |
3 miles |
| 25 March |
Pilgrimage Walk |
6 miles |
|
Vineyards, Orchards & Woodland Walk |
2 miles |
|
Buttercups and Daisies |
4.5 miles |
| 26 March |
Linton, Loose and Langley Loop |
22 miles |
|
Luddesdown & Cobham Hike |
10 miles |
|
A Walk of Pilgrims, She Wolves & Black Swans (fully booked) |
8 miles |
| 28 March |
Mote Park Tree Walk |
2 miles |
| 30 March |
Wild with Wheels (accessible scoot) |
4 miles |
| 31 March |
Walk Wild, Walk Ashford |
6 miles |
| 1 April |
Herbal Medicine Walk and Forest Therapy |
3 miles |
The number of attendees on these walks are limited to maximise your enjoyment, so when walks are fully booked we will operate a waiting list. If you discover your preferred walk is full, please email info@heartofkentwalkingfestival to be added to the waiting list. Should you book and find you are no longer able to attend, please let us know as far in advance as possible so we can offer the place to someone else.
Walk Grades
To choose the right walk for you, please see the walk grades and accessibility key below. Each walk will contain the walk grade and accessibility information in their description.
1. Easy Access: walks for everyone, including people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs, using easy access paths. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. Assistance may be needed to push wheelchairs on some sections.
2. Easy walks: for anyone who does not have mobility difficulty, a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Suitable for pushchairs if if they can be lifted over occasional obstructions. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn.
3. Leisurely: walks for reasonably fit people with at least a little country walking experience. May include unsurfaced rural paths. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are recommended.
4. Moderate: walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. May include some steep paths and open country and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential.
5. Strenuous: walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. May include hills and rough country and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential. People in doubt about their fitness levels should contact the organiser or walk leader in advance.
People in doubt about their fitness levels should contact the organiser or walk leader in advance.
Accessibility levels:
A1. Walkers need to be reasonably agile and mobile. Not suitable for walkers with mobility impairment of any kind.
A2. Suitable for a person with sufficient mobility to climb a flight of stairs.
A3. Suitable for a person with restricted walking ability and for those that may need to use a wheelchair some of the time.
A4. Suitable for a person who depends on the use of a wheelchair.
A5. Suitable for medium sized mobility scooters.
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