Just a short walk today and staying in Surrey. Bit late starting my walk today as I’m not sure quite how the day will pan out. Decided to go up towards the Devil’s Punchbowl. I wasn’t sure where to park so drove up Lion Lane at the Shottermill end of Haslemere. Just as I was beginning to think this wasn’t going to work I found a lay-by almost at the end of the housing.
I started by walking up the road and then realised that there was a path into the large green area which ran parallel to the road. I turned to look back and was pleased to see the colour on theses splendid beech trees.
The path comes back to the road and I cross into the Polecat valley area. Not a real plan as to my direction or how long I will be walking for. I walk on the path that I think is taking me almost north and when I check the map I realise I’ve gone diagonally. I’m near to the main track from the car park and I discover that my lunch meeting is going to be much earlier than I thought. So a quick re plan of route.
I decide to take what looks like a wide track down the middle of the valley and then join with the main track on the west of the valley. Good plan to begin with and then the path got very narrow and rocky- so not quite as quick as I thought. Good views from this direction.
The path down to the car once I’m on the road is quite quick but I don’t stop at the car and continue down the road, find the track again once I’m under the railway bridge. I’m on my way to the Mill at Shottermill.
So only a short walk compared to my usual walks but very warm, some good and interesting paths and still leaving more to explore in this area. 9 km although there was more on the way back to the car which I haven’t recorded!
Forgotten to record the route to begin with so the actual start is just before the end of the housing.
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