Main walk - 18.1km
(11.3 miles) though some may wish to do the longer version 21.4km (13.3
miles) and others shorter options - details in the walk directions.
Difficulty 4 out of 10
Trains: catch the 10.00
train from Waterloo to Guildford, (10.09 CJ, 10.32 Woking) arriving
Guildford 10.43. Return trains from Horsley are at xx:03.
Buy a day return to Guildford, which is valid for return from Horsley. Meet outside the station entrance at Guildford on arrival. |
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This walk offers numerous fine
viewpoints north and south from the North Downs escarpment. It starts with a
climb over Chantries Hill, carrying on to St Martha’s Church, perched high on the downs, You then descend to the village of Albury for lunch, though
picnickers can miss out this descent and stay on the North Downs Way. From
Albury, there is a steady climb up to Newland’s Corner, another popular
viewpoint, before a wooded stretch along the North Downs Way. To finish, the
walk descends through beautiful upland country to the north of the ridge with views right to the distant City of London on clear days.
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For walk directions, map and GPS, click here |
T=SWC.131
3 comments:
10 walkers gathered at Guildford station having taken various trains, and two car travellers joined them making n=12 on a pleasant day of w=mixed-cloudy,-cool,-sunny-and-warm-periods. 3 did the Pewley Down start and were not seen again; 3 more went to the pub in Albury (sorry I failed to get a report on their visit) and the remaining 6 took the direct route from St Martha's Hill to Newlands Corner. Most of us picnicked in a meadow just before Newlands Corner, and eventually just missed the 1603 train. We had failed to read up on the lack of tea options near the station, but adequate coffee and cake from Budgens sustained us until the next train, when we were joined by one of the pub- goers, the others having returned to Guildford. Some reported that they enjoyed the woods and southerly views of the morning better, while others appreciated the afternoon's meadows, but all in all a fine walk, many thanks Wanderer.
PS Obviously I've forgotten how to do the weather report (no commas) - that should be w=mixed-cloudy-cool-sunny-and-warm-periods.
In addition to the 12, there were 2 others who were walking independently using the written instructions. They have recently discovered the SWC website and were very impressed with the information on it.
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