Walking The Greensand Way Part 1 - Haslemere and Hindhead
Devil’s Punchbowl, Hindhead
Start & Finish: Start of the Greensand Way at alley to the left of 43 High Street, Haslemere, GU27 2LA
Alternative Start: National Trust Devil's Punchbowl Car Park, Thursley, Hindhead, GU26 6AG
Distance: 9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Elevation change: +/- 231m
Greensand Way section covered: Haslemere to Hindhead Common: 4.8 km
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): Grayswood Walk SCC
Other routes touched (cycle): Surrey Cycleway
Pubs / Cafes on route: Several in Haslemere High Street plus the National Trust Cafe at Devil’s Punchbowl
Map: Haslemere & Petersfield Map | Midhurst & Selborne | Ordnance Survey | OS Explorer Map OL33
Links: The Greensand Way, Haslemere, The Devil’s Punchbowl, National Trust Hindhead Common and the Devil’s Punchbowl
This is the first of a series of short circular walks featuring the Greensand Way. The full trail is a long distance path stretching from Haslemere in Surrey to Ham Street in Kent. Our walks take in short sections of the Greensand Way and loop back to the start on other paths. The Greensand Way is well sign posted however you’ll need a map or GPX route to keep on track for the return sections of the loops. The guidance below will help but don’t use it as a fully accurate turn-by-tun guide.
For this section we started at High Street Haslemere and followed the Greensand Way to the National Trust car park at The Devil’s Punchbowl. From here, continue along the Greensand Way for another 1 km before taking a right hand path towards Hurt Hill in an easterly direction. After Hurt Hill continue in a south-easterly direction to the A286 Grayswood Road. Follow Grayswood Road in a south-westerly direction for ~350m until you reach a war memorial on the right hand side of the road. Shortly after this carefully cross over to the left hand side taking a footpath cutting though the woods to Sandy Lane. Follow Sandy Lane then Highercombe Road in a southerly direction until you get back to the A286. This is now the Haselmere High Street where you’ll shortly be back at the start.
