Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith Hill
Loop Walk · Surrey
200
XP
about 1 h 4 min walking
Two part family-friendly trail – start around the Rhododendron Wood, then head up Leith Hill, Surrey's 2nd highest. Leith Hill is a great place to learn about nature & for children to tackle the '50 things to do before you’re 11¾'. One steep section.
303 m
245 m
187 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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2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
145 m
Drop
79 m
Highest
295 m
Lowest
190 m
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 13% for 270 m near the end, no steep descents.
Reversed: No steep climbing, comes down 13% for 270 m early on.
Better as mapped: you climb the steeper side (0.5 km at 10%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.9–2.1, from 190 m to 276 m.
How the 4.2 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
1.6 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Descending
1.5 km
Link it with other walks
Greensand Way
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 1.5, 2.9, 3.6188.48 km
Leith Hill Woodland Walk, Leith Hill
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.2, 1.0…3.69 km
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill
Starts here too · Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.4, 0.8…1.12 km
Summer Lightning
Crosses at km 3.47.98 km