Start & Finish: Hambledon Church, 1 Church Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, GU8 4DS
Distance: 9 km (5.6 miles)
Elevation change: +/- 124m
Greensand Way section covered: Edge of Heath Hills Wood to Hambledon Church: 4.5km
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): None
Other routes touched (cycle): Surrey Cycleway
Pubs / Cafes on route: The Merry Harriers (near start/finish)
Map: Haslemere & Petersfield Map | Midhurst & Selborne | Ordnance Survey | OS Explorer Map OL33
Links: Witley, Hambledon, Hambledon Church

This is the fourth 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-turn guide.

For this section we parked at the end of the Greensand Way part and walked back to where we left the trail on section 3. Hambledon Church has a handful of parking spaces and had several available when we arrived early afternoon on a Saturday. You’ll probably be fine getting a space there as long as it’s outside of church service times. Alternative parking is at the Merry Harriers pub 300m into the trip. Ask permission to park there first.

From Hambledon Church the route back to Heath Hills Wood runs in a westerly direction on mostly wide paths. It was muddy in parts even after a relatively dry spell so come prepared with waterproof shoes or boots. This section back to the Greensand Way is slightly over 4km and flat(ish) until the 2.5km point where it climbs back up to the trail.

Once you meet the Greensand Way again you’ll be heading in an easterly direction. You’ll cross the railway on a bridge behind Witley Station, missing the town, and through the pretty village of Hambleden. There’s a great viewpoint just before the descent to Hambledon village where you can see back to the hills around the Devil’s Punchbowl and almost to the south coast.

The walk concludes with a gentle climb out of Hambledon village to the church where you started.