Holmbury Hill
261m (856ft)
Surrey, England
Holmbury Hill is a wooded area of 261 metres above sea level and the site of an Iron Age hillfort. The Old Saxon word "holm" can be translated as hill and "bury" means fortified place.
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You can find Holmbury Hill & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,001ft (305m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Ewhurst - Coneyhurst Gill - Rapsley Farm - Pitch Hill - The Greensand Way - Duke of Kent School - Holmbury Hill - Radnor Place Farm - Ewhurst
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25ml (13km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,634ft (498m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Holmbury St Mary - The Greensand Way - Holmbury Hill - Duke of Kent School - Pitch Hill - Winterfold Hill - Winterfold Wood - Hurt Wood - Holmbury St Mary
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25ml (16.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,933ft (589m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Holmbury St Mary - The Greensand Way - Holmbury Hill - Radnor Place Farm - Ewhurst - Rapsley Farm - Pitch Hill - Winterfold Hill - Winterfold Wood - Hurt Wood - Holmbury St Mary
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