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A walk around Farnham. The LDWA has over 40 local groups, [8] which organise challenge events and social walks. It publishes a journal, Strider, three times a year, [9] and maintains a data base of long-distance paths, and registers of achievements in hillwalking and trail walking.
There is no formal definition of a long-distance path, though the British Long Distance Walkers Association defines one as a route "20 miles [32 km] or more in length and mainly off-road." [ 1 ] They usually follow existing rights of way , often over private land, linked and sometimes waymarked to make a named route. [ 3 ]
An updated guide with maps and walk directions is available online from the Kent and Surrey Council websites. The original guidebook is out of print. [ 5 ] On Ordnance Survey Explorer map 145, a spur – also labelled Greensand Way – is shown from Thursley to Farnham ; this is not part of the path.
The main path is 150 miles (240 km) long and stays close to Sussex's borders with Hampshire, Surrey and Kent, connecting Thorney Island) to Rye There is also an additional 33-mile (53 km) spur known as the Mid Sussex Link, which links East Grinstead with Fishersgate and Mile Oak on the western boundary of the city of Brighton and Hove .
A bridge over the Downs Link at Shamley Green, Fanesbridge The Downs Link passing the disused Cranleigh Line platforms at Christ's Hospital station. The Downs Link is not a National Trail within the meaning of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, but a trail of regional importance supported by three local authorities – Surrey County Council, West Sussex County Council ...
The Vanguard Way is a long-distance walk of 66.2 mi (106.5 km) [1] from East Croydon station in outer London (OS grid reference), travelling from the north, to Newhaven, on the south coast of England. [2] [3] It passes through the counties of Surrey, Kent and East Sussex, between Croydon and Newhaven, East Sussex. [2]
Details of connecting routes may be found on the Limestone Way page of the Long Distance Walkers' Association website. [1] The official guidebook is the Limestone Way Walker's Guide, published by Derbyshire Dales District Council. [19] The route is marked on Ordance Survey maps and is covered by three OS Explorer maps:
For many years the Fire Service organised a full traverse of the trail in a day, enjoyed by walkers and runners. In May 2011 the event was revived by Helsby Running Club as an LDWA event. [ 3 ] The current record for the full traverse is held by Duncan Harris of Chester Tri, in 4 hours, 10 minutes.