🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
10 activities
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Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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18 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Highcombe Hike, HindheadWalking route5.1 km▾
Take a challenging walk through ancient woodland and open heath to find out how the Punch Bowl was formed. On the way learn about the people who lived in the old 'broom-squires' cottages and how they made their living here over the centuries.
Named routeLength 5.1 kmDuration 01:15-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Discover this well-signposted and not too demanding walk taking in both Gibbet Hill and The Temple of the Four Winds, each with superb views. On a clear day you'll be able to glimpse the distant London skyline. Undulating terrain, steep in placees.
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 01:30-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Miss James Walk at HindheadWalking route3 km▾
Take a gentle walk & find out who the Victorian philanthropist Miss James was. This woodland trail is ideal in summer where you can enjoy the cool shade. The route also uses the new Miss James footbridge over the A3. Uneven ground & moderate gradients
Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 00:45-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Haslemere link
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named routeRegional cycle route
Devils PunchBowl LoopMountain bike route▾
Named routeCycle surrey hills
🐴
Horse riding
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36 public paths nearby
Public paths
Punch Bowl Lanebyway open to all traffic · 8 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Punch Bowl Lanebyway open to all traffic · 30 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Punch Bowl Lanebridleway · 1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service
High Buttonbridleway · 331 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 331 mPath type: unclassified
