Walks from Wonersh 4: Barnett Hill - Blackheath - War Memorial - Great Tangley

 

With your back to the Grantley Arms turn right towards Cranleigh and then left after about 100 metres along Barnett Lane. Walk around a slight left hand bend and turn right up the footpath to the left of Woodyers Farm. Follow this path straight up the hill ignoring all turnings. At the top start to walk down the wide track behind Barnett Hill Hotel. Part way down take the narrow path running downhill to the right. Follow this to its end where it joins the track leading to Wonersh and Blackheath Cemetery.

Take the path that skirts the left hand side of the cemetery and eventually you reach the back of Blackheath Farm (formerly Lynes Farm). Continue straight ahead up the slope. The path runs up a narrow gulley (it is possible to walk along the right hand bank if the gulley is very muddy). At the top of the gulley do not take the main path which bears slightly right; rather jig left and almost immediately right up hill again by a small blue painted marker post. Ignore two right hand junctions but as the path levels out and bends left take the third right hand turn, by another blue-topped post, to reach the top pf the slope and a break in the trees.

Follow the path across the open space to the trees on the other side, crossing over a track which runs along the open stretch in the process. Walk ahead along the path through the trees, again ignoring all junctions. Shortly you will reach a tarmacked road (Littleford Lane). Cross straight over to a path on the other side and follow this until you see Blackheath Cricket Ground to your left. Make your way to the cricket ground and walk diagonally across it (avoiding the square, of course) to a track running alongside the last of the houses that border the ground.

Follow this track to where it joins Blackheath Lane near the entrance to Blackheath car park. Carry on in the same direction along the road and you will see a footpath sign on your right. Soon afterwards take the path to your left which leads up the Blackheath War Memorial. Follow this up to the memorial and then take the path that runs down from there to your left. This joins a slightly larger path which enters a stand of trees before reaching another tarmacked road (Sampleoak Lane).

Cross straight over the road onto a wide track on the other side. When you reach a fork bear left to reach a house called Tangley Way. Take the footpath that runs past the right of this house. By the back corner of the property ignore the path that cuts off to the right and walk straight ahead downhill until you arrive a Great Tangley. Turn left along a small path between fields. At the end of this path at Little Tangley flick left and right to join another path.

Follow this to where it ends by a telephone box on Blackheath Lane. Cross over and walk straight ahead along Barnett Lane to where it joins the B2128. Turn right back to the Grantley.