Guildford-Haslemere Double Monster Distance: 65 Km=42 Miles Moderate Walking Region: Surrey Date Written: 26-Jun-2018 Author: Schwebefuss & Co
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point your feet on a new path Guildford-Haslemere Double Monster Distance: 65 km=42 miles moderate walking Region: Surrey Date written: 26-jun-2018 Author: Schwebefuss & Co. Refreshments: Guildford, Hascombe, Chiddingfold, Haslemere Hindhead, Tilford, Puttenham Maps: Explorer 145 (Guildford) & 133 (Haslemere) Problems, changes? We depend on your feedback: [email protected] Public rights are restricted to printing, copying or distributing this document exactly as seen here, complete and without any cutting or editing. See Principles on main webpage. Heath, moorland, hills, high views, woodland, birch scrub, lakes, river, villages, country towns, disused railway, green meadows In Brief This is a monstrous circular walk from Guildford to Haslemere and back with access by car or British Rail. It takes you through some typical Surrey countryside, such as you find on some of the favourite country walks in this region. Along the way, you visit four especially picturesque villages, Hascombe, Chiddingfold, Tilbury and Puttenham, with a circuit of Hascombe Hill and a walk over the austere moorland of Kettlebury Hill. This walk goes through some wild terrain with few roads and there is very little road walking. This “double monster” walk is a combination of two other monster walks which you should browse, print or download: Guildford-to-Haslemere Monster Haslemere-to-Guildford Monster The Guildford-to-Haslemere Monster is written out but the Haslemere-to- Guildford Monster requires you to browse, print or download the following additional walks: Hindhead and Blackdown Devil’s Punch Bowl, Lion’s Mouth, Thursley Puttenham Common, Waverley Abbey & Tilford Puttenham and the Welcome Woods Guildford, River Wey, Puttenham, Pilgrims Way Warning! This is an exceeding long walk, requiring two days or all the daylight hours at midsummer. It should not be attempted unless you are physically extremely fit and have a medical kit and back-up support. www.fancyfreewalks.org Page 1 Boots are recommended because of the length of this walk. A hiking pole is also recommended. This monster walk is not suitable for a dog. Cover your legs! The walk begins and ends at Guildford Railway Station, Surrey. It may also begin and end at Haslemere Railway Station. For full details, see Getting There at the end of either of the two constituent walks. The Walk Bird's Eye View Guildford Puttenham R.Wey Surrey Sands Bramley Tilford Kettlebury Hill Hascombe Hill Devil's Punch Bowl Hindhead Dunsfold Chiddingfold Haslemere This walk is divided into 8 easy “treks”, with full details in the two constituent monster walks. Guildford to Haslemere: Trek 1 Guildford to Bramley 6¼ km=4 miles Trek 2 Bramley to Hascombe 7¼ km=4½ miles Trek 3 Hascombe to Chiddingfold 11 km=6½ miles Trek 4 Chiddingfold to Haslemere 7½ km=5 miles Page 2 www.fancyfreewalks.org Haslemere to Guildford: Trek 1 Haslemere to Hindhead. 4 km=2½ miles Trek 2 Hindhead to Tilford. 10 km=6½ miles Trek 3 Tilford to Puttenham. 10 km=6½ miles Trek 4 Puttenham to Guildford. 9 km=5½ miles If you are staying overnight in Haslemere or continuing straight on, read the blue paragraph at the end of the first walk. You can also stay overnight in Guildford which has a large number of hotels, including Holiday Inn, Travelodge, etc. You can of course do both parts separately on different days. fancy more free walks? www.fancyfreewalks.org www.fancyfreewalks.org Page 3 .