North Kingston Hillwalking Club
Welcome to the website for the North Kingston Hillwalking Club
Stuart is leading this walk: The High Chart Challenge (East Surrey – Woldingham) Distance: 14 miles – Approx 6 hours. Level of difficulty: Moderate to High (3 quite steep ascents, 2 of which are quite short. 1 steep descent) Starting Continue reading Day walk on 2 June: the High Chart Challenge
The club is returning to this Ullapool property which we previously visited in 2016.
This year we are also going to experiment with a July trip to Cherry Orchard Farm in the Wye valley, a few miles from Monmouth on the English side of the border. Joint meet with the STMC.
Dave E is organising the next day walk on SUNDAY 14 July. Start time: 10 am from Shere Heath (a small car park close to the railway bridge when you have driven through the village, map ref 072-468 on the Continue reading Day walk on 14 July: Shere Heath
Sandy’s turn to do this one. Starting from Gomshall station car park (grid ref TQ 089 478), which still has free parking, at 10.10 am to allow people to arrive on the 1003 train. Route: via Hoe and Hurt Wood Continue reading Day walk on 17 August
Sheila will lead this one in the Upper Arun Valley, on the borders of Surrey/W Sussex OS Exp 34. The walk will start in the village of Rudgwick (GR086335) Starting time will be 10.15am. This is a 8 mile walk Continue reading Day walk on 14 September – Surrey/Sussex border
Another classic lakeland venue for this trip to the George Starkey hut, Patterdale
On Sunday 13 October Robert is leading a walk from Blackheath car park south of Chilworth at 09:30 (not the Blackheath on London!). It is a 10 1/2 mile walk crossing the Wey Valley to a couple of hillocks on the other Continue reading Day walk on Sunday 13 October – Blackheath
Brian has found an impressive-looking bunkhouse in the Brecon Beacons, right under Pen y Fan and very convenient for other hills in the area. More details are on the website at the link above. The nearest pub / restaurant is Continue reading 1-3 November: luxury bunkhouse in the Beacons
The club has booked the 22 bed youth hostel at Litton Cheney, between Weymouth and Lyme Regis in Dorset, for our pre-Christmas meet/bash on 6-8 December 2019. Good location for cycling as well as excellent SW coastal walking.