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Greensand Way 3 : Gomshall to Dorking walk

Greensand Way Stage 3 : The Surrey Hills : Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill

Greensand Hills Greensand Way Holmbury Hill Leith Hill Surrey Surrey Hills

History

This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.

Date Option Post # Weather
Sat, 08-Jul-23 Saturday Walk - 2 or 3 Hills in Surrey: Greensand Way from Dorking to Gomshall (map-led and in reverse) 4 muggy thunderstorm sunshine
Thomas G
Length: 22.3 km (13.9 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 427/384m (with two hills)
Net Walking Time: 5 ½ hours
Toughness: 6 out of 10
Take at 09.11 Dorking (Main) train from Victoria (Clapham J 09.18), arrives Dorking (Main) at 10.07.
The route passes Deepdene Station after a few minutes, trains from London Bridge via Redhill arrive there 09.55 and 10.14.
Return trains from Gomshall: 17.21 (to Guildford for Waterloo), 17.30 (to Redhill for London Bridge), the next trains after that are 19.22 and later...
Strangely, this route has never been posted before! Well, here it is...
Pick up the Greensand Way in Dorking’s Town Centre, pass (or climb over) Bury Hill, and gradually ascend onto the Southeast’s highest top: Leith Hill. Down and up to Holmbury Hill with its Iron Age Fort. Then descend through woods and fields to Gomshall.
Lunch: Leith Hill Tower Café Kiosk on Leith Hill (11.6 km/7.2 mi) or The King’s Head in Holmbury St. Mary (15.1 km/9.4 mi, food to 14.30). There is also The Royal Oak in the same village, a little off route (food all day).
For walk directions, map, height profiles and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.147
  • 08-Jul-23

    4 on this enjoyable walk. Two from each station. muggy thunderstorm sunshine . This is a mainly woodland walk, so provided shade and relief from the one hour of thundery rain, which didn't amount to much. A picnic at Leith Hill,a drink at the Kings Head then up to Holmbery Hill, with great views. Plenty of time in Gomshall to enjoy the new garden of the Gomshall Mill Pub.