Leith Hill Woodland Walk, Leith Hill
Loop Walk · Surrey
250
XP
about 58 min walking
Enjoy this invigorating circular at Leith Hill, a popular walking & picnic spot since the 19th century. The area around is one of the highest points in SE England & offers great views of the South Downs & to the north, the London skyline. Gradual climb.
305 m
229 m
153 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
143 m
Drop
130 m
Highest
295 m
Lowest
156 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.5 km, climbs 13% for 650 m midway, comes down 14% for 350 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.9 km, climbs 14% for 350 m near the end, comes down 13% for 650 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.5–3.7, from 158 m to 247 m.
How the 3.7 km splits
Flat
0.5 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.6 km
Descending
0.9 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km
Link it with other walks
Leith Hill '50 things' Trail, Leith Hill
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 2.1, 2.83.75 km
Greensand Way
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 2.8188.48 km
Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Walk, Leith Hill
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 2.21.12 km
Leith Hill Greenway
Starts here too17.73 km
Summer Lightning
Starts here too · Crosses at km 3.37.98 km
Etherley Farm Loop, Leith Hill
Crosses at km 0.7, 1.52.29 km