Fox Way
A 37-mile circular long-distance walk in Surrey following the boundary of the historic town of Guildford. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: TQ 054 569
Distance: 37 miles (60 km)
Time: 15–19 hours
Duration: 2–3 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
145 Guildford and Farnham
Summary
Devised by Richard Fox with help from friends Win King and Bob King, the Fox Way is a circular walk around Guildford. The walk can be divided into 7 stages (with the 7 link places being Ripley Green, Clandon, Shere, Bramley, Godalming, Wanborough, and Worplesdon), making maximum use of the four railway stations around Guildford. The walk passes through a range of habitats, including ancient woodlands, chalk downland, heathland, meadows, and waterways. Points of interest along the way—described in a single circuit starting in a clockwise direction from Ripley—include Brambleride Copse, August Hill, West Clandon, Clandon Downs, Sherbourne Pond, Albury Park, Shere, Little London, Brook, Blackheath Forest, Wonersh, Farley Hill, the River Wey Navigation, Godalming, Aaron’s Hill, Eashing Bridges, Park Dale, Shackleford Heath, Puttenham, the Hog’s Back, Flexford, Henley Park, Cobbett Hill, Worplesdon, Whitmoor Common, Prey Heath, Sutton Green, Cartbridge, and the remains of Newark Priory near Newark Lock.