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Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote
Next nearby hike: Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Shipbourne and Fairlawne, Ightham Mote 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Kent →
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–21 °C (50–70 °F)
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- F7°2°52
- M10°3°54
- A13°5°54
- M16°8°57
- J19°11°50
- J21°13°50
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- N10°5°81
- D7°3°77
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 10 km · 6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 1.5 km SE of Plaxtol (Kent, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Kent
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- The Mote Café, Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT;TQ584535 → The Mote Café, Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT;TQ584535
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.2552, 0.2948
- Route start
- 51.2505, 0.3138
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 20050502
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/ightham-mote/igh
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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