Shottermill to Marley Common and Cognor Wood walk, Black Down
Loop Walk · Surrey
250
XP
about 1 h 37 min walking
A circular walk from the ancient millponds to Marley Common. See beech trees, vibrant heath grazed by belted Galloway, heathland birds & insects. Descend into a sweet chestnut coppice & up to a butterfly rich meadow. 1 steep incline & loose surfaces.
272 m
188 m
105 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
172 m
Drop
168 m
Highest
218 m
Lowest
123 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 16% for 300 m early on, comes down 14% for 270 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 14% for 270 m midway, comes down 16% for 300 m near the end.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.5 km at 10%+, 0.3 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.3 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.0–2.0, from 123 m to 218 m.
How the 6.7 km splits
Flat
1.6 km
Climbing
2.0 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.2 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
2.3 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km