Length: 24km (15m)
Toughness: 6 / 10
Transport: Take either the 8:54 from London Waterloo (destination Alton), arriving in Farnham at 9:55, or the 9:00 (destination Portmouth Harbour) and change in Woking onto the earlier train. Trains from Haslemere at xx:02, xx:14 and xx:30. Farnham and Haslemere are on two different lines diverging at Woking, so you might be asked to buy a single from Haslemere to Woking on your return.
This is an interesting and varied walk passing an Abbey ruin, heathland, peat bogs and in the end climbing up to Gibbet Hill on Hindhead Common with great views. This posting is the reverse of SWC.144 for the simple reason that the poster prefers to end the walk in Haslemere with its options of Tea rooms and pubs. Lunch can be had after 7km at The Duke of Cambridge in Tilford or after 14km at the Three Horseshoes in Thursley. Booking recommended for either of them if you want to sit inside.
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n=2 walkers met in Farnham. After a quick detour to the atmospheric Waverley abbey ruins we walked to Thursley for lunch. The heather on Hankley and Thursley commons is partially burned. Random natural event or a carelessly thrown cigarette butt or carelessly used barbecue ? After lunch we climbed through lovely woodlands up to Gibbet Hill and Hurt Hill (Temple of the Four Winds) and then descended into Haslemere for a relaxing cup of tea and slice of cake at Hemmingways. w=overcast_and_showery_in_the_morning_dry_and_sunny_in_the_afternoon.
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