tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post5400894803812216733..comments2024-03-27T21:54:24.933+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Wednesday Walk - Folkestone Triennial: Sandling to Folkestone or Dover (North Downs Way) [First Posting]Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-35672879709928325832017-10-12T11:59:40.238+01:002017-10-12T11:59:40.238+01:002 walkers off the High Speed train changed at Ashf...2 walkers off the High Speed train changed at Ashford onto the Charing X slow train, where there were no other walkers, so n=2.<br />Easy-ish route finding on this map led walk, initially along a dismantled railway line through an interesting wood, then along a track across Railway and Motorway and up a chalky track to the ridge. Stunning views already here of Summerhouse Hill and the ND chain. It was pretty windy on the ridge, but the views more than compensated for the trouble. The Gatekeeper Inn in Etchinghill (under new name and Mgmt since 2015) is a very nice and cosy, well-run pub, with plentiful food options. Recommended.<br />Back up a narrow valley onto the ridge after that and then just follow the escarpment, initially along field boundaries, then along grassy paths, shadowing the hilltop road. <br />The Channel Tunnel Rail Terminal is always interesting to look down on, and the descent into Folkestone, along its beach and harbour and then up through the Old Town to the station are really interesting. 17.00 train for 1, 18.00 for the other. w=overcast-and-windy-but-dryThomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.com