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A short walk with two steep climbs and the view from Box Hill in the morning, and a gentle river valley after lunch.
Length: 11.5m km (7.1 miles)
Difficulty: 7 out of 10
Trains: 10.24 train from London Waterloo (Vauxhall 10.28, Clapham Junction 10.33), arriving Box Hill and Westhumble at 11.11.
Return trains from Leatherhead 15.10/40/54, 16.28//40/54, 17.28/40
Buy a return to Box Hill and Westhumble.
Lunch: There are two pubs in Mickleham - The Running Horses and the King William IV.
Tea: There are some cafes in the shopping centre in Leatherhead. See directions for more details.
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I will delay reporting the number in my group - me, myself and I - as I suspect a number of Wednesday regulars were probably on the posted train, whilst I was thirty minutes ahead of them, intending to book check the route, which would have slowed me down. This task proved near impossible as the rain was relentless in the morning, only easing after midday. I did not meet up with any other SWC walkers all day - I stopped at the Running Horses for lunch - perhaps anyone behind me chose the King William 1V ?
As for the walk, the two steep inclines in the morning do not get any easier with the passing of time. My knees protested when climbing the steps up White Hill - and the very steep descent off the hill was difficult in the wet - but fortunately I made the Running Horses pub safely. The pub was surprisingly busy considering the weather, but I found a space in the cosy bar area to dry off before enjoying an excellent meal.
After lunch, when on this walk, I usually double back to Box Hill on the pleasant Valley route, but as the morning rain had now morphed into an overcast, drizzly afternoon I opted to continue to Leatherhead, on the off-chance of meeting up with anyone else on this walk. No such luck !
Weather: w=very-wet-in-the-morning-some-drizzle-after-lunch. The route was very muddy in places but I am sure not as bad as Alice reported on Sunday's Chorleywood to Chesham walk. Despite the rain this walk is always enjoyable and I had a very good day in perfect company !
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