GO50 NORDIC WALKS, September - December 2012
We offer a range of Nordic walks: some are regular, monthly walks in the same area; other leaders prefer a variety of walks in several different areas. Please bring your own Nordic poles for these walks. Wear suitable clothing and footwear, and bring waterproofs, a drink and a snack. Most walks cross stiles. GO50 guided Nordic Walks are for people who have been trained in Nordic Walking technique. They are not for instruction. We can provide information on Nordic Walking training and Nordic poles.
Fri 7 SEP : Virginia Water (Runnymede) : 4½m Lovely walk around the lake. Optional pub refreshments afterwards. Meet Maggie & Sheena at 10:15am (10:30am start) in front of Wheatsheaf pub. Limited free parking at Wheatsheaf or £3 in adjacent Virginia Water car park. SU980688 / GU25 4QF
Thu 20 SEP : Ripley & Wey Navigation (Guildford) : 5m Section of the Wey Navigation, with views of Newark Priory ruins & lake with wildlife. Level with a few stiles, can be muddy. Toilets near start, refreshments in Ripley. Meet Steve & Janet at 10.15am (10.30am start) at free CP, Ripley Village Green. Off B2215 Ripley High St. TQ053569 / GU23 6AN (T) Buses 462, 463, 515
Tue 25 SEP : Horsell Common (Woking) : 3½m Circular walk, with coffee stop halfway round. No stiles, but may be muddy. Meet Maureen & Sybil at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Sandy Track car park, Horsell Common. From Shore’s Rd go 100 yards down Sandy Track. TQ005602 / GU21 4HP
Thu 27 SEP : Tillingbourne & Pilgrims Way (Guildford) : 7m Undulating walk across lovely Surrey Hills countryside taking in the Tillingbourne stream and part of the Pilgrim’s Way. Some stiles and can be muddy. Break for coffee/light lunch at Shere during the walk. Meet Penny at 10:15am (10:30am start) at St Martha’s Hill, Guildford Lane car park. TQ034485 / GU5 9BG
Tue 2 OCT : Horsell Common (Woking) - 1st Tue of the month : 3½m Circular walk, coffee stop halfway. No stiles, but may be muddy. Meet Maureen & Sybil at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Sandy Track CP, Horsell Common. From Shore’s Rd go 100yds down Sandy Track. TQ005602 / GU21 4HP
Thu 4 OCT : Thursley & Hankley Commons (Waverley) : 6m Open heathland, good views, little shade. Stony, sandy tracks. Short, steep inclines. Could be muddy. Refreshments after. Meet Michael & Penny at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Elstead Moat CP. On Thursley Rd, south of Elstead. SU899416 / GU8 6LW
Thu 4 OCT : Chobham Common (Surrey Heath) : 4m Through varied woodland to Chobham Cmn (Site of Special Scientific Interest). Level walk, few stiles, can be muddy. Pub refreshments. Meet Steve & Janet at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Fish Pond free CP, Gracious Pond Rd, Chobham. A319 east from Chobham, left into Stonehill Rd, after 1m left into Gracious Pond Rd. SU995635 / GU24 8EX
Fri 12 OCT : Virginia Water (Runnymede) - 2nd Fri of the month : 4½m Lovely walk around the lake. Pub refreshments afterwards. Meet Maggie & Sheena at 10:15am (10:30am start) in front of Wheatsheaf pub. Some free parking at Wheatsheaf or £3 in adjacent car park. SU980688 / GU25 4QF
Tue 16 OCT : Arcadia Riverside : 5m : monthly walk in Richmond Pk Moderate pace through grassland, along river towpath with some steep climbs & descents. Refreshments afterwards.Meet Louise & Sally at 10am (10:15am start) outside Information Centre, Pembroke Lodge CP. TQ187729 / TW10 5HX
Fri 19 OCT : Witley & Wormley (Waverley) : 5m Pleasant, varied circular walk along Greensands Way, passing Sweetwater Pond & woodland. Could be muddy. Pub refreshments afterwards. Meet Penny at 10.15am (10:30 start) at Church Fields, Church Lane, Witley. SU945395 / GU8 5PH (T) Bus 71
Fri 26 OCT : Abinger Roughs (Mole Valley) : 5m Pleasant walk through woods & farmland with great views. Some stiles. Refreshments afterwards. Meet Gill & Elly at 10:15am (10:30 start) at Abinger Roughs NT car park, bottom of White Down Lane off A25. TQ110478
Thu 1 NOV : Cutmill Ponds & Hampton (Guildford) : 5½m Pleasant, undulating walk. Surrey Hills & N Downs Way, views to Hog’s Back. One steep incline. Muddy in places. Pub lunch. Meet Michael & Penny at 10:15am (10:30am start) at The Tarn CP, Lower Puttenham Cmn. From A31 Hog’s Back take B3000 south towards Puttenham, first right (signed Puttenham), left into Suffield Lane. After 2m, right at crossroads, CP first right. SU910456 / GU3 1BG
Fri 2 NOV : Compton & Binscombe (Guildford - new walk) : 4¾m Walk from Watts Gallery to Binscombe past the Quaker Burial Ground then on to Fox Hanger and Monks’ Hatch before returning. Could be muddy. Tea Shop refreshments afterwards. Meet Penny at 10.15am (10:30 start) outside Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton. Off A3 at B3000. Do not use gallery CP - park on road or at nearby Watts Chapel. SU958477 / GU3 1DQ (T) Bus 46
Tue 6 NOV : Horsell Common (Woking) - 1st Tue of the month : 3½m Circular walk, coffee stop halfway. No stiles, but may be muddy. Meet Maureen & Sybil at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Sandy Track CP, Horsell Common. From Shore’s Rd go 100yds down Sandy Track. TQ005602 / GU21 4HP
Fri 9 NOV : Virginia Water (Runnymede) - 2nd Fri of the month : 4½m Lovely walk around the lake. Pub refreshments afterwards. Meet Maggie & Sheena at 10:15am (10:30am start) in front of Wheatsheaf pub. Some free parking at Wheatsheaf or £3 in adjacent car park. SU980688 / GU25 4QF
Tue 13 NOV : Beverley Brook : 4m : monthly walk in Richmond Pk Partly flat grassland start and end to this walk, with a few slopes up and down through woods. May be muddy & uneven in places. Refreshments after walk. Meet Louise & Sally at 10am (10:15am start) outside the cafe at Roehampton Gate car park. TQ213741 / SW15 5JR (T) Buses 337, 33, 493 / Barnes station
Thu 15 NOV : Pirbright & Brookwood Cemetery (Guildford) : 5m Level walk, no stiles. Muddy in places. Includes parts of Basingstoke Canal and historic Brookwood Cemetery (use paws). Pub refreshments. Meet Steve & Janet at 10:15am (10:30 start) at Pirbright village green car park. SU948559 / GU24 0JT
Fri 23 NOV : Wotton Hatch (Mole Valley) : 5m Varied countryside walk with some easy hills and stiles. Pub refreshments afterwards. Meet Gill & Elly at 10:15am (10:30am start) in car park behind Wotton Hatch pub near Westcott, west of Dorking on A25. TQ126476 / RH5 6QQ (T) Bus 21, 32
Mon 3 DEC : Kingston Gate/Thatched Cottage : 4½-5m : monthly walk in Richmond Pk Moderately paced walk through woods & grassland with gentle slopes and two short steeper climbs, up and down. No stiles, but uneven in places. Refreshments after walk. Meet Louise & Sally at 10am (10:15am start) outside Information Centre, Pembroke Lodge car park. TQ187729 / TW10 5HX
Tue 4 DEC : Horsell Common (Woking) - 1st Tue of the month : 3½m Circular walk, coffee stop halfway. No stiles, but may be muddy. Meet Maureen & Sybil at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Sandy Track CP, Horsell Common. From Shore’s Rd go 100yds down Sandy Track. TQ005602 / GU21 4HP
Thu 6 DEC : Ripley (Guildford/Woking) : 5m Section of the Wey Navigation, with views of Newark Priory ruins & lake with wildlife. Level with a few stiles, can be muddy. Toilets near start, refreshments in Ripley. Meet Steve & Janet at 10:15am (10:30am start) at free car park at Ripley Village Green. Off B2215 Ripley High St. TQ053569 / GU23 6AN (T) Buses 462, 463, 515
Thu 6 DEC : Thursley & Hindhead (Waverley) : 7m Circular walk from Thursley to Hindhead Common, around Devil’s Punch Bowl (toilets & refreshments available). Steep in parts. Meet Michael & Penny at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Thursley Cricket Green car park. Thursley turn from A3, continue through village to cricket green. SU899398 / GU8 6QA
Fri 14 DEC : Virginia Water (Runnymede) - 2nd Fri of the month : 4½m Lovely walk around the lake. Pub refreshments afterwards. Meet Maggie & Sheena at 10:15am (10:30am start) in front of Wheatsheaf pub. Some free parking at Wheatsheaf or £3 in adjacent car park. SU980688 / GU25 4QF
Fri 14 DEC : Shere - Albury walk (Mole Valley) : 3m plus 3m Figure of 8 walk around Shere & Albury estate. Finish after 3m if you prefer. Easy hills, some stiles, good views. Refreshments afterwards. Meet Gill & Elly at 10:15am (10:30am start) at Shere CP by recreation ground. TQ073479 (T) Bus 21, 32
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Nordic Walks: October - December 2012