{"id":19746,"date":"2022-09-16T07:52:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T05:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=65204"},"modified":"2022-09-16T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T08:42:19","slug":"best-walks-in-surrey","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/best-walks-in-surrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Best walks in Surrey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Graham\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 16 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The county of Surrey sits in the south-east of England, bordered by Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire,\u00a0Berkshire and\u00a0Greater London.<\/p>\n

Despite being home to 1.2 million people, Surrey has the highest proportional coverage of woodland (22.4%) of all the English counties. Such a wealth of trees makes autumn in Surrey particularly special, as the county flushes red, orange and yellow.<\/p>\n

The virtues of this county are many, and winter, spring and summer present further opportunities for exploration; a\u00a0host of hills \u2013 including the dominant North Downs chalk ridge \u2013 along with wending rivers and gorgeous lowland heath.<\/p>\n

There are hundreds a walking trails in Surrey, each with its own special lure. Here are a few of our favourites to help inspire your next adventure.<\/p>\n

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Autumn forest near Godalming in Surrey\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Walks in Surrey<\/h2>\n

St Martha\u2019s Hill, Surrey<\/h3>\n

4.6 miles\/7.4km | 3 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Church of St Martha sits on the summit of St Martha\u2019s Hill\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

G<\/span>enteel Guildford might not seem a location for much wilderness, but St Martha\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Hill offers a chance to feel at one with one of the most spectacular wild landscapes of Britain \u2013 the High Weald.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once a dense and dangerous forest with difficult terrain and<\/span>\u00a0treache<\/span>rous<\/span> roads, the High Weald was best avoided, which is why pilgrims took the high and dry roadway along the North Downs. Today the Pilgrim\u2019s Way and North Downs Way coincide for only short stretches, and the climb to St Martha\u2019s Hill is one of the best. The tracks are well maintained, so you should avoid a quagmire even on a soggy November day.<\/span><\/p>\n