Sevenoaks to Westerham along the Greensand Way
We have often passed or met up with sections of the Greensand Way so this seemed a good opportunity to walk a section of it. The entire walk goes from near Alton in Hampshire right through Surrey and Kent, following a natural sandstone ridge - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensand_RidgeWe chose to start out at Knole park just to the edge of Sevenoaks and follow it westward to Limpsfield - except we chose en-route to divert to Westerham because of the bus timetable!
This turned out to be a very pretty section with some steep inclines as the trail took us down Hubbard's hill at Sevenoaks; across and up Ide hill (where we stopped for lunch at a favourite pub "The Cock Inn"); then down Ide Hill and up Toy's hill, the highest point in Kent; before dropping down into Westerham via French Street.
Very pretty scenery throughout but some of the way-marking was a little wayward and the GPS came into its own on several occasions.
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| Walking towards Ide Hill with Bough Beech reservoir in the distance |
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| Westerham in the distance as we leave French Street |
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| Winston Churchill lived on the outskirts of Westerham |
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| Westerhan Church |
Stats for the day were ...
Date
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Steps
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Distance (mi)
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Time (Hr)
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Calories
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Average speed (mph)
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Elevation gain (feet)
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Elevation lost (feet)
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12/08/2013
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21,112
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10.9
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4:00
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1,200
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2.6
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2,298
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2,358
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