2012

TQ3054 : North Downs Way on Oakley Hill

taken 13 years ago, near to Merstham, Surrey, England

North Downs Way on Oakley Hill
North Downs Way on Oakley Hill
The long distance path follows the Pilgrim's Way (using a bridleway through a meadow), heading towards Merstham. The track heads diagonally down the downs.

The track heads towards Oakley Wood. Within which, the M25 Motorway (just seen in the photo) cuts through.
Pilgrims' Way

A 120 mile route from Winchester to Canterbury, followed by mediaeval pilgrims, heading for Thomas Becket's tomb. The route follows a pre-historic trackway dated to 500BC. The Pilgrims' Way is not a designated long distance footpath, but it can be followed as most of it is roads today. It follows the lower slopes of the North Downs escarpment, carefully avoiding the steep slopes above and the sticky clay below. More information is available at LinkExternal link

North Downs Way

A long distance path in southern England. It runs from Farnham to Dover, past Godalming, Guildford, Dorking, Merstham, Otford and Rochester, along the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Kent Downs AONB. East of Boughton Lees, the path splits in two, the northern section running via Canterbury and the southern via Wye. The two sections of the path reunite at Dover. The northern route is 211 km long, and the southern route 201 km, the total length of the North Downs Way being 246 km.
The pathway is mixed in that it varies throughout its length from footpath status to bridleway, byway and road. Some 19% of the Way follows roads, though 75% of those are minor lanes. It is marked by an acorn. See TQ6561 : Crossover in Long Distance pathways.
See LinkExternal link for more details and an interactive map of the trail.

M25 Motorway

The M25 is a 117 mile orbital motorway that encircles London. It was constructed between 1975 and 1986.
The motorway is not a continuous loop as a section to the East of London at The Dartford Crossing is an A-Road.
Wikipedia; LinkExternal link


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Way Follows Bridleway [9] · Track Heads Diagonally down the Downs [4] Title Clusters: · North Downs Way on Oakley Hill [2] ·
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TQ3054, 58 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Anstiss   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 20 May, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3030 5404 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.2374N 0:8.0131W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3034 5405
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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