Headley Heath Second World War Walking Trail, Box Hill
Loop Walk · Surrey
200
XP
about 1 h 10 min walking
Learn Headley Heaths military past; In the 1940s it was devoid of shrubs & oak & was pockmarked with trenches, bomb craters & fox holes. Secrets & espionage were daily at Bellasis House. Challenging walk: steep climbs & descents. Dogs on leads near cattle
235 m
172 m
109 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
92 m
Drop
94 m
Highest
198 m
Lowest
121 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.8 km, climbs 16% for 230 m near the end, comes down 13% for 230 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 13% for 230 m early on, comes down 16% for 230 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.8–5.1, from 123 m to 193 m.
How the 5.0 km splits
Flat
1.4 km
Climbing
1.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.2 km
Descending
1.7 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill
Starts here too · Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.2, 0.3, 2.8…6.76 km
Headley Heath Lizard Trail, Box Hill
Starts here too · Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.6, 3.9…3.11 km
Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.66.61 km
Headley Heath Military Trail, Box Hill
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 0.6…3.03 km
Headley Heath Butterfly Walk, Box Hill
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 0.5, 1.1, 3.6…3.62 km
Headley Heath Bluebell Walk, Box Hill
Starts here too · Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 1.1…4.51 km
The Box Hill Hike, Box Hill
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 2.0, 2.8, 3.211.3 km