Walking Britain Black Down, West Sussex, from Haslemere
Introduction to Walk 3228
County/Area - Surrey & West Sussex
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Ascent - 900 feet / 273 metres
Time - 5 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Starting and finishing at Haslemere, Surrey, the main objective, Black Down, lies in nearby West Sussex. Black Down is the highest point in West Sussex rising to 917 feet above sea level. The walk passes through a variety of landscape and offers some suggestions for alternative routes. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL33 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL33 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 186 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 186 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Walks from the same start
The Midhurst Way - Haslemere Stn to Midhurst Bus Stn
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
Other walks nearby
0.3 miles / 0.5 km away
Gibbet Hill & the Devil's Punch Bowl from Haslemere
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
8.0 miles / 12.9 km away
Midhurst Way - Petworth to Midhurst
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
9.1 miles / 14.5 km away
The Wey & Arun Canal, Loxwood
Grade - easy
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
11.6 miles / 18.6 km away
Treyford & Didling from Hooksway
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
11.7 miles / 18.7 km away
Alton to Farnham using St Swithun's Way
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
12.7 miles / 20.4 km away
Butser Hill and Wether Down from Buriton
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.5 miles / 20.3 km
13.7 miles / 21.9 km away
Stoughton, Kingley Vale & Bow Hill from Stoughton Down
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.2 miles / 8.5 km
15.1 miles / 24.1 km away
Around Dogmersfield on the Basingstoke Canal
Grade - easy
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
15.1 miles / 24.1 km away
Around Dogmersfield on the Basingstoke Canal (short walk)
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
Navigation
This pocket handbook to navigation will help you master the necessary map and compass skills for mountain walking. Chapters include map scales, symbols and contours, grid references, map reading, bearings, route planning and night and bad-weather navigation, as well as navigating with a GPS.
More information
Outdoor Photography
This practical handbook covers digital outdoor photography and the whole range of outdoor activities including walking, running, cycling, water sports (in and on the water), as participant or spectator. Covers basic concepts, equipment and processing and optimising your images back at base.
More information
