Farnham & District Ramblers offers an all-year-round programme of walks in the beautiful Surrey Hills, North East Hampshire, and South Downs National Park.
This walk is based on the National Trust ROAM 639 route, extended to start at Thursley. It involves climbing Gibbett Hill and a few other challenging hills – over 1500ft of ascent in total.
A History of the ROAM 639 Walk - a great but demanding walk that takes in the base of the Punchbowl, Gibbet Hill and The Temple of the Four Winds. The trail has been created as a permanent reminder to those of us who are able to enjoy physical exercise of how fortunate we are. The trail is named for Richard Overall, a local man who died from muscular dystrophy, and two local young brothers, Alfie and Arthur Marchant, whose lives were also affected by this condition. The '639' in the name represents the number of muscles in the human body and the length of the walk. Please bring a packed lunch.
Thursley Recreation Ground Car Park, Dye House Road. OS Map X133.
