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Metropolitan Walkers Group

The London-based hiking group for people in their 20s - 30s.

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Overview

18-mile hike circular hike starting in Guildford, with 850m total ascent. Taking in St Martha's Hill, Wonersh, and Chilworth.

Pub at the end. Please bring a packed lunch

Travel

Take 9:30 from Waterloo. Arrive Guildford at 10:02.

Buy return to Guildford. 

Meet outside Guildford Station by main entrance (Towards Costa Coffee / M&S)

(Or, if you prefer to take in the walk description in verse form, here is a set of rhyming couplets conjured up by this supposedly wonderful device known as ChatGPT - Ed.)

A hike from Guildford, 18 miles to tread,
With 850 meters of ascent ahead.
We’ll climb St. Martha’s, not once but twice,
Before and after lunch – a challenge that’s nice!

At Wonersh, halfway, we’ll stop for a bite,
A pub for the heartbroken, to make things right.
If love and the hills leave you needing a break,
Chilworth’s your out, for sanity’s sake.

Catch the train back, it’s just a short ride,
Trains at 07 past, with no need to hide.
We’ll aim for 5:30, back in Guildford town,
Where chocolate at Montezuma can be found.

Pubs aplenty for a post-hike cheer,
And a curry finale to end with a cheer.
So pack up your lunch and lace up your shoes,
A day full of hiking, and no time to lose!

Take the 9:30 from Waterloo,
A return to Guildford is all you need do.
Join us for fun, whether broken or not,
This Valentine’s adventure will hit the right spot!

Saturday, 15 February 2025
Start time:
10:05 am
Estimated finish time:
6:00 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
29km / 18.0mi
Ascent:
868.7m / 2850ft
Type:
circular

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 99229 49604
Nearest postcode:
GU1 4UT
what3words:
nurse.pies.trader
Start time:
10:05 am

Guildford Station

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