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Length: 16.3 km (10.1 mi) [shorter or longer options, see below]
Ascent/Descent: 332/450m
Net Walking Time: 4 hours
Toughness: 4/10
Take the 10.00 Portsmouth Harbour train from Waterloo (10.25
Woking, 10.33 G’ford), arrives Haslemere at 10.53.
Return to Haslemere from Midhurst by Bus Number 70 (at
16.20, 17.25, 18.25 or 19.25).
Return trains from Haslemere are on xx.00 (fast),
xx.32 (fast), xx.37 (a touch slower). Buy a Haslemere return.
The route of this walk leads out of Haslemere in a southerly direction
through Camelsdale and steeply up to Marley Common, a mixture of mature
woodland and open heathland and then continues south through a fine mix of
quiet forests with frequent far views out to the South Downs or back to Black
Down. The walk continues to the scenic villages of Fernhurst and then Henley
with their respective pubs, the latter halfway up another steep ascent to
Verdleyhill. Finally, it passes Easebourne village and priory and enters
Midhurst via Cowdray Park with its polo fields, then past the ruined Cowdray
Castle by the River Rother. This walk is the northerly section of the Midhurst Way , which has been created by John Trueman, local to the area and a
passionate advocate of outdoor pursuits. It runs between Arundel and Haslemere.
The southerly section Arundel to Midhurst is available as a separate SWC Walk.
Walk Options:
For a shortcut , Bus Line 70 also stops
along the route in: Fernhurst, Henley (above the village on the A-road) and
Easebourne (350m off-route on the A286).
For an Extension, choose a longer route
through the peaceful woods west of Marley Heights. This adds 2.3 km and 57m
ascent/descent.
In Midhurst, go straight to the Bus Station from the Rother crossing,
instead of going up through the town (cut 700m).
Elevenses/Lunch: The Fernhurst Hub (5.8
km/3.6 mi), The Red Lion in Fernhurst (6.2 km/3.8
mi, food to 14.30), The Fern at the Pavilion in Fernhurst
(6.2 km/3.8 mi, food to 14.30) or The Duke of Cumberland Arms in Henley
(9.7 km/6.1 mi, food to 14.30).
Tea: lots of choice in Easebourne and Midhurst, check
the pdf for details; recommended are Cowdray Farm Shop & Cafe (2.0 km from the
end, open to 18.00), Garton’s Coffee House,
The Wheatsheaf
and Fitzcane’s
Café.
For summary, map, height profile, walk
directions and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.218
1 comment:
paraphrased from what I've been told:
n=7 at the station, including 1 straight from the Stonehenge nightwalk. 3 stopped for lunch at The Red Lion in Fernhurst while the picknickers stopped at the church there and were not seen again. 1 of the lunchers carried on to Midhurst while the other 2 went back to Haslemere on a different route as there was a bit of rain at lunchtime and they thought it would provide some more cover.
At Midhurst, the 17:25 bus was just about reached, after some delay for helping out a woman tending to a man who seemed (and was) lost...
At Haslemere, a bus replacement service to Guilford was in place, as all trains were cancelled due to the tracks buckling under the heat. No fast trains from G'ford either!
A long day, all in. And a hectic 24 hours for the Stonehenge plus Haslemere walker.
w=hot-with-some-clouds-mid-day
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