Stepping out from Headley

Mole Valley Group

Mole Valley Ramblers offers friendly walking in the heart of Surrey. We provide a wide and varied programme of led group walks, to which all are welcome.

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Overview

Enjoy walking across the Headley Heath SSSI to Juniper Bottom, where we'll take a break before tackling the steps up to Mickleham Downs. Then it's an easy walk past Nower Wood with some good views on our way to rejoin the Heath from Leech Lane.

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 1:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 9.7km / 6.0mi
Ascent:: 205.7m / 675ft
Type:: circular

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 20500 53801
Nearest postcode:: KT18 6NN
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Headley Heath NT CP (Display ticket, free to NT members)

Upcoming walks with Mole Valley Group

Young Street Circuit around Norbury and Chapel Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Mini tanner (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Margery Wood to Walton-on-the-Hill and back.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Headley and Box Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Denbies to Denbies to Denbies

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.2 miles

Polesden and the lanes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Peaslake to Pitch Hill, Reynards Hill and around Hurtwood.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Down on the Ups

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Walk on the Wildside at Knepp (Maximum 15 - Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

An Extra Walk for Early Bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Box Hill Spring Warmer Hike. (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Caught between a lake and a reservoir

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Town and Down - Banstead and roundabout

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Chobham Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Holmwood Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Denbies Vineyard to Ranmore Viewpoint

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Shabden and Upper Gatton Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Over the Downs and Back (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Leith Hill and Beyond, Part 1, Figure of 8.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Leith Hill and Beyond, Part 2, Figure of 8.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Towpath Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Grand Designs & lovely views around Peaslake

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Canalside walking on the Wey & Arun

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Bluebells on Box Hill? Let's Go See Around the Top

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

White Down and Bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Abinger to Peaslake. (Booking Required)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.2 miles

A Stroll up to 226

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Lovelace bridges- Longer trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Denbies to Norbury Park (and back)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: The Westhumble Express, a personal Railway - The Thomas Grissell Legacy

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Don't Wine about Walking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: The Ups and Downs of Box Hill Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: A Little Pizza of London

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: In the footsteps of Æthelwulf and Æthelbald – possibly?

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Mugswell Pub Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Wild About Garlic & Coffee with Time to Stop & Stare

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Albury, St Martha’s, River Wey

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: East Horsley explorer

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Evening of dolphins at Betchworth

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Enjoy Some Nature on Bookham Commons

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Walliswood Figure of Eight, morning loop north westwards

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Through Redlands and back via Henfold.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 16.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Molesey Heath Nature Reserve

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Walliswood Figure of Eight, afternoon south westerly loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Practically perfect in Peaslake

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Leith Hill and Ockley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Get rid of the Blues on this walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Capel & Newdigate

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Churches and Lost Castles of East Surrey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Leith Hill In The Dark

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Exporing to the east of Polesden Lacey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Stride out Sunday from Friday Street

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.6 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Albury to Shere with free parking

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Exploring to the west of Polesden Lacey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Dorking Highlights

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: River Mole and Esher Commons

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: May The Fourth Be With You!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: May The Fourth Be With You!

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Wotton's Woodland Wander

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 18.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Ashtead Common at its best!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Brockham, Betchworth and brickworks

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Meandering to the Tower with Time to Stop & Stare

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Ripley Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Heaths and St Martha's Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Hidden Secrets of Princes Coverts

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

A view south of East Clandon looking towards Staple Lane

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: A Random Clandon Phantom Tour

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Wet, wet, wet ,wet. Welly time? Tillingborne Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Birdsong and Bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Hills, Mills and Gunpowder Cake

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: Holmbury Hill Before Cake

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

SPRING WALKS FESTIVAL: The Twin Peaks of Surrey

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.75 per month