Albury Downs and St. Marthas Hill in the Surrey Hills

8 miles/12.9km Ascent 1280ft/390m circular Moderate
From the starting point on the Albury Downs near Guildford - part of the North Downs Way and one of its finest viewpoints - this walk twice descends below the crest of the downs and twice climbs to regain it.
Open download interspersed with frequent attractive wooded stretches makes for a good, varied walk with extensive views from the highest points at Newlands Corner and St. Martha's church (often described as the finest viewpoint in Surrey).
Of the the two climbs the first one that ascends St. Martha's Hill is quite steep and strenuous; the second that returns to the start is more gradual.
The walk is a leisurely pace to enjoy the views throughout and allows some time to visit the church.
Please bring a picnic lunch.
There is an additional toilet stop and pop up coffee stop which may be open (but not guaranteed)
Join us for a drink at a local pub afterwards.

Fun Facts
St. Marthas Church is only accessible by foot
Agatha Christie disappeared on 3 December 1926 after leaving her home in Sunningdale, Berkshire. The next day, her abandoned car was found near Newlands Corner the starting point point for this walk.
She remained missing for 11 days before being discovered at the Swan Hydropathic Hotel (now the Old Swan Hotel) in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where she had checked in under the name "Teresa (or Theresa) Neele", the surname of her husband's mistress.
The mystery has never been fully explained. Christie later claimed to have suffered amnesia and never publicly gave a detailed account of what happened during those eleven days.

Subject to walk leaders approval we allow well-behaved dogs under full control of their owner. If you wish to bring your dog on the walk, please check with the walk leader before arriving for the walk.

Please note that there is a £2 payment required for non-Ramblers members to help cover our Meetup costs. Please help the walk leader by bringing the exact change.
Members of the Ramblers Association are welcome on any of our walks, but we would still encourage you to RSVP on Meetup. This will give our volunteer walk leaders an idea of how many are attending, and also to keep the numbers manageable. If, on the day of the walk, you are still on the waiting list and a Ramblers member, you can attend just let the walk leader know you are coming by adding a comment 'Coming as a Rambler'. You will find the start location via our website Our Walks (westkentwalkinggroup.org.uk).