tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post4682870409839158668..comments2024-03-28T11:16:38.801+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Sunday Walk - Now A Tad Longer: Box Hill & Westhumble Circular - a hilly 10-miler in the North DownsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-24497938558756186022019-12-30T13:14:55.014+00:002019-12-30T13:14:55.014+00:00Well, and I thought you might do a proper report.....Well, and I thought you might do a proper report...<br />Here goes: n=15 (about a handful of those car drivers), initially overcast but soon breaking, so mostly w=gorgeous-sunshine. Not much deep mud on this route but plenty thin slithery layers on steep chalky ground, making for careful traipsing down the hills (I'm not aware of any falls). The additional mini-loop in the morning (making this a "tad longer" than previous versions of the walk) works well, we thought: the woods crossed on it are mainly plantation, so not THAT interesting compared to the rest, but one gets fine - and different - views down the Mole Valley to Leatherhead. <br />Service at the pub was fast and food quality good, so top marks for the William IV on a busy day for them. The picnickers had eaten either in the playground in Mickledon or moved on to the Gallopps to bathe in sunshine there, and most waited for the lunchers to catch up with them, only 1 walker sped ahead.<br />1 other then got waylaid by following old printed directions from 2012 (a 6-way junction (now) was a four-way junction (then) and the resulting "turn first right" direction consequently led him astray). Some stopped at the NT Cafe at Box Hill (the group was still largely together at this point), and only one walker moved ahead fast enough from there to catch the 15.44 train. All other train travellers found themselves on the 16.14. (The cafe in the bike shop had unfortunately shut for the day at 14.00 hours.) Thomas Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298846868417688062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-45124222946588637952019-12-30T12:11:18.094+00:002019-12-30T12:11:18.094+00:00I am sure someone will do a proper report soon, bu...I am sure someone will do a proper report soon, but this was a lovely energetic walk (to work off all those mince pies), well attended (16 or so? I did not count) and in w=gorgeous-sunshine. We even ate outside at the King William IV. A real tonic.Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314024151810191831noreply@blogger.com