Length: 15km (9m) or 17km (10m)
Toughness: 5 / 10 or 6 / 10
Transport: Take the 9:05 from London Waterloo, change at Haslemere for the 10:18 to Liphook arriving at 10:23. Return trains from Haslemere at xx:03 and xx:31. Buy a day-return to Liphook.
This is a lovely walk through the woodlands south of Haslemere. Most leaves will be on the ground by now, but it will still be enjoyable to walk along paths covered in leaves. Lunch is either in the Red Lion or in the Fernhurst Cafe. The former is often not able to accommodate walk-ins, so booking would be essential. As is almost tradition now, there is the option to walk up to the Temple of the Winds after lunch and from there across the heathland of the Black Downs down to Haslemere (17km total). In Haslemere there are 2 tea shops (Hemmingways and Darnleys) and the Swan Inn for more potent liquids.
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I booked a table for 4 in the Red Lion for 12:45
n=3 met at the station and set a brisk pace through the wet and leave-covered woods. Depressingly, some narrow woodland paths have been churned up and widened into car-wide tracks by forest machinery which seems to have copicced large areas of chestnut forest. One year's growth was visible on the stumps but it will take a long time to heal these wounds. We arrived at the pub in good time for the 12:45 booking were we enjoyed a sumptuous meal and one shared dessert before setting off again up to the Temple of the Winds. While there were occasional drizzles in the morning, the real rain only started after lunch. It was, however, never as heavy as the threatening forecast implied. From the top we enjoyed an atmospheric view across the misty countryside with wispy clouds blown across just below us. Onwards we marched through the heathland of the Black Downs with a now constant light rain. Some small droplets hung from bare branches glistening in the grey light like tiny light bulbs. In Hemingways we had the obligatory tea and cakes.
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