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500 0 500 M 1000 309 m 0.2°W 0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 MI 0.8 130 m 0 km2.0 km4.0 km6.0 km8.0 km10.0 k1m2 2/7/21 Scale 1:22635 Datum WGS84 surreywalks Leith Hill & Friday Street - 10.5km Source: Pathfinder Start to Leith Hill Tower From the car park (RH5 6HG), take the path that leads upwards, following the signs with a tower symbol. At a track, turn right to head steeply uphill. Bear left in front of the gate marked 'Bridleway' and climb again to reach Leith Hill Tower. The tower was built in 1766 by Richard Hull. Due to the hill itself just falling short of 1,000 ft, the tower was designed to give it extra height. If you pay the small admission fee to enter the tower and climb the stairs to the top, you'll be at 1,029 ft, the highest point in south east England.
Leith Hill Tower towards Leylands Farm Shortly after the tower, you'll come across a number of forks. Bear right initially, then take the left path at the next two. Not long after, a main path joins from the left. Continue for about 800m following the path across Wotton Common to reach a cross track. Turn right here and walk for another 800m before bearing left at the T junction onto a lane. Turn left and almost immediate turn right, following a public footpath sign along the inside edge of woodland. On the edge of the woodland you'll go though a kissing gate and walk across a field with Leylands farm in the middle distance to your right. Go through another gate at the far end of the field, continuing on a path to the right of houses. You'll soon re-enter woodland and descend by a wire fence on the left before reaching a crossroads. surreywalks Leylands Farm to Broadmoor At the crossroads, turn right along a track that winds through the woodlands of Abinger Bottom. You'll briefly emerge from the trees onto a lane. Keep going along the lane until you reach a house called St. Johns. Opposite the driveway, bear right along a wooded track. After passing a barrier the surface changes to tarmac, which you can follow through the picturesque hamlet of Friday Street. At the T junction passing the Stephan Langton pub, turn right across the end of the millpond. This was one of many hammer ponds in the area created to power the local ironworks. On the far side, turn half right at a public footpath sign, heading uphill away from the pond. Passing to the left of a National Trust sign for Severells Copse, continue steadily uphill to a lane. Cross over, keeping ahead to cross another lane and continue along the path in front. Take the tricky to spot right hand path at the fork and head downhill, bearing right slightly to meet another path to continue downhill before curving round to the left.
Broadmoor to Coldharbour Turn left through Broadmoor and opposite a riding centre, turn sharply right at Greensand Way waymarks onto a track. Keep on this track for a long while (1.6km) and, shortly after passing Warren Farm, look out for a crossing of paths and tracks by a bench. Turn half left onto a path and after a few yards cross a stream by a National Trust sign for Duke's Warren. A few steps later, take the right hand path at the fork. Follow this fantastic path until it begins to re-enter woodland and head steadily uphill, before curving left to a junction. Bear left and you'll reach a fork. surreywalks
The most direct route is to take the right hand path at the fork. However, the left hand path is so stunning that, if time allows, it warrants a short detour (just take the next two right turnings to re-join the route). If you don't take the detour though, you'll be following the direction of a blue waymark and pass through a gate to leave Duke's Warren, emerging alongside the edge of the cricket pitch on Coldharbour Common. Just after the pavilion, turn half right at the National Trust information board along a path with green topped posts marked 'Coldharbour Walk'.
Coldharbour to Redlands Parking Ignore all turnings and continue to follow the green waymarkers. Opposite a barrier on the right, turn left to re-join the outward route and retrace your initial steps to head downhill back to the car park.
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