Greensand Way
| Greensand Way | |
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| Crossing the Medway- The Twyford Bridge, Yalding, Kent | |
| Length | 174 km (108 mi)[1] |
| Location | South Eastern England, United Kingdom |
| Trailheads | Haslemere, Surrey Hamstreet, Kent |
| Use | Hiking |
| Highest point | Leith Hill, 294 m (965 ft)[2] |
| Season | All year |
The Greensand Way is long distance walk of 108 miles (174 km) in southeast England, from Haslemere in Surrey to Hamstreet in Kent.[1] It follows the Greensand Ridge along the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills. The route is mostly rural, passing through woods, and alongside fruit orchards and hop farms in Kent and links with the Stour Valley Walk near Pluckley in Kent. The trail was opened on 15th June 1980.[3]
On Ordnance Survey Explorer map 145, a spur - also labelled Greensand Way - is shown from Thursley to Farnham. This is not a standard part of the path.
Much of the land is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The stretch from Hindhead to Leith Hill has formed part of the Surrey Hills AONB since 1958. The Sevenoaks Ridge, from the Surrey-Kent border to Borough Green, is included in the Kent Downs AONB.[1]
[edit] Places en route
Places passed along the trail include: Hindhead, Thursley, Wormley, Hambledon, Hascombe, Shamley Green, Holmbury St Mary, Wotton, Westcott, Dorking, Brockham, Betchworth, Earlswood, South Nutfield, Bletchingley, Tandridge, Broadham Green, Limpsfield, Crockham Hill, Toys Hill, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks Weald, Knole Park, Shipbourne, Dunk's Green, West Peckham, Nettlestead Green, Yalding, Linton, Sutton Valence, Egerton, Pluckley, Little Chart, Hothfield, Kingsnorth and finally Hamstreet.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Greensand Way". Trails and Paths. Walking Pages. http://www.walkingpages.co.uk/trails_paths/ldpgreensandway.htm. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ National Trail
- ^ Drewett, J (1985). "Chapter 1: Landscape and Countryside". Surrey. Shire County Guides (2nd ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 8. ISBN 9780-7478-0051-4.
- The Greensand Way in Kent, 1992, Kent County Council, ISBN 1873010230
- Colton, Adam Mud, Sweat and Beers
[edit] External links
Media related to Greensand Way at Wikimedia Commons- Explore Kent - Free linear Walk guide for the Greensand Way
- Ramblers' Association
Media related to Coordinates: 51°10′38″N 0°22′33″W / 51.17722°N 0.37583°W
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