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Name: | Black Down |
Hill number: | 2908 |
Height: | 280m / 919ft |
RHB Section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
County/UA: | West Sussex |
County (CoH): | Sussex, West (CoH) |
County (CoA): | West Sussex (CoA) |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Arun, Thames |
Watershed: | Land's End to Dover, Dover to Cape Wrath, Greater Thames Estuary |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,CoH,CoU,CoA,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SU 91946 29634 |
Summit feature: | knoll |
Drop: | 191m |
Col: | 89m SU782315 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 186 197 (1:25k) OL33 133 |
Observations: | knoll is in trees and is 30m NNE of trig point (SU 91935 29610) and about 0.75m higher |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
Notes: |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 453 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
On way back from Tasos' to Oxford. | dunx2005 | 10/03/2024 |
With Sal on pull off to SE. Nice wooded hill, but walk too short! | davechaffey | 16/02/2024 |
From Haslemere Station. Trig point in trees but better view is from Temple of Winds. Think I saw sea beyond Worthing. | peter4lc | 12/02/2024 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/10517043086 | Graham22b | 07/01/2024 |
From Parking to the North visited Trig and Mound | Ivy Jephcote | 10/12/2023 |
From Parking to the North visited Trig and Mound. Back to the car just before the heavens opened! | Jephcote83 | 10/12/2023 |
From Parking to the North visited Trig and Mound | Iris Jephcote | 10/12/2023 |
Walk w/Devon. Loop from Haslemere Recreation Ground Car Park. | ZacField | 03/07/2023 |
Quick walk from the NT carpark, then lunch nearby. Lovely views from the viewpoint further along the path from the HP | catie | 27/05/2023 |
From the NT carpark to the north. Followed the Serpent signs, branched off right to the trig then onto the Temple of the Winds view point, Back the same way | RowanP | 26/02/2023 |
This is my West Sussex completion and quite a nice high point to finish on. 
A delightful sort of circular walk from small car park at (SU 92265 29070) up to the Temple of the winds (which is a lovely viewpoint), followed by small winding paths to the trig, then small tracks to pick up the bridleway at (SU 92035 29706) which delivered me on a gentle descending path back to the car park. | DC11main | 02/01/2023 |
From small NT car park in Quell Lane to the SE, short steep climb to the Temple of the Winds and along to the trig point/knoll. Wonderful views S at the Temple. | richard69 | 06/10/2022 |
Black Down from GR: SU 92273 29080 | ronaldo333 | 11/09/2022 |
From car park at top of Quell Lane. | Haygalzer | 01/05/2022 |
With Jo, from the south NT car park. Weather: sunny intervals, mild, good visibility. | amblerbob | 04/04/2022 |
From the car park to the N in the dark. | JK | 26/03/2022 |
Blackdown and Lye Wood Circular | Basingstone | 17/02/2022 |
A lovely late afternoon walk from the NT car park to the north of the summit area. I also went to the viewpoint- Temple of the Winds. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 06/01/2022 |
Did Black Down on the same day as Leith Hill, two County Top Summits. A very easy but fun county top to do. Went to a mound near the Trig which was probably the highest point of the hill and West Sussex. | DavidHiner | 30/11/2021 |
Ascended from Haslemere via Tennyson's Lane. Gentle ascent along forested paths to the summit, which has a nice wild feel to it. Views to the west in the autumn sunset were very attractive. | hillbagger91 | 15/11/2021 |
Long loop from Chiddingfold. Lovely hill and views. | twg27 | 04/10/2021 |
Walk up from small National Trust car park. Visited trig and grassy knoll. Lovely views to the South Coast. | isabelle | 12/09/2021 |
100th Marilyn with Dad from top car park. | Stevooo | 09/09/2021 |
From NT car park at 924291, at top of Quell Lane, up good path steeply to view point then with GPS was easy to find trig.on paths through vegetation. Did mini 2 Mike circuit following path that heads SW towards Reeth, then marked path parallel to road, past Hall then down Lane and road to car. Loads of good paths up there to pick your route. Lovely views from ridge. | JulieB | 05/09/2021 |
Spectacular views! | jthomson6nr9 | 24/08/2021 |
parked in Haslemere Train station and used the serpents trail to get up the Hill. i found it difficult to find the trig point but eventually found it. fantastic views from a very large summit. | alanderry1963 | 22/08/2021 |
Quick dash from Tennyson Lane car park via Temple of the Winds. Trig point in bracken bog. | cjwilliams | 03/08/2021 |
Parked in Haslemere town centre and did circular 12km walk to Black Down summit and Temple of the Winds. Trig point located in amongst woodland, heather and cattle. | JTseagull | 15/06/2021 |
Parked in Tennyson's Lane. A bit hazy in the Temple of the Winds, but could still make out the top of Chanctonbury Ring in the distance. Came back via the Serpents trail. Good view of RAF Oakhanger through binoculars on the Western side of the hill | sconnolly01 | 04/04/2021 |
Marilyn 600 and entry to Relative Hills Society Hall of Fame. Beautiful forestry and great views through the haze. | ketzster | 31/03/2021 |
Followed Serpent Trail from National Trust Car Park on Tennyson’s Lane. Bagged top near trig point then on for view and packed lunch at Temple of the Winds. Easy stroll with Tiarnan and Geraldine. | Pete West | 21/02/2021 |
Wet and muddy walk to Black Down before work. | peter_tun | 14/12/2020 |
Chilly morning muddy stomp from the car park on Tennyson's Lane. Trig point easy to find, great (surprisingly open) views from the summit despite some light mist. Temple of the Winds well worth a stop. Made it a circuit back via the Serpent Trail and Pen-y-Bos track on the West of the ridge. | jkl | 22/11/2020 |
Parking for 5-6 vehicles where Quell Lane meets Fernden Lane. Took path NW towards peak and found (as previously described) many paths crossing the landscape not on OS maps. The trig point is best reached from the OS path marked to the south of the trig point, you'll find a small path heading north from there that takes you directly past it. Looks like forest management underway as a lot more visible than in previous photographs. A fantastic view from both here and the nearby Temple of the Clouds (marked on OS maps) with views right across to Leith Hill. I visited on an autumn morning with some low-level cloud so view obscured, however equally rewarded with the autumn colours of the landscape - in my opinion the best time to visit this spot. | jamiequackers | 24/10/2020 |
From NT carpark, walked due south along wide paths through woods at first, then opens up. Trig Point found at edge of woods on left. Return by reverse route. Beautiful conditions, great visibility from Trig Point. | Dartmoorman | 16/10/2020 |
Walked up from the car park by Absters. View from the Temple of the Winds simply stunning. From here you can see my next 2 county tops, Leith Hill and Ditchling Beacon. | pclyndes | 11/10/2020 |
Parked at National Trust car park and followed the obvious trail to the topograph. Relaxed and enjoyed the views here and had an enjoyable chat with two friendly National Park Rangers. Continued on a short distance afterwards to the trig and highest point. Beautiful area! | Gerry the Ranger | 08/08/2020 |
Sunrise | hyphenated | 15/06/2020 |
Parked as National trust car park and walked along well trodden paths to trig. Great views across downs . | Hippy77 | 19/02/2020 |
A nice hours walk through the woods from the car park to the north. | silveracorn_alan | 25/10/2019 |
From National trust Black Down CP, circuit of the serpent path nipping off to the summit mound and Trig, doesn’t look as though many folk venture off the main tracks. Lovely sunny morning good views and surprisingly few people. | Jephcote83 | 14/09/2019 |
From car park at top of Fernden Road. | Longwojo | 02/08/2019 |
Lots of horses and dogs. | summitter | 14/06/2019 |
Easy stroll from the car park. Trig point not visible from any of the main paths. | Isambard | 22/05/2019 |
Flight from Homestead Farm | Icarus | 28/03/2019 |
With Val. From car park to the north. A lot of paths through woods but saw the TP and from there got to the summit. Good weather. | mike.hoult | 19/03/2019 |
With Mike | Val Deisler | 19/03/2019 |
Gentle stroll to Temple of the Winds then top, from Windy Gap car park, with Marie | mazz | 17/02/2019 |
From the car park to the North at 92248 30635. A delightful walk through mixed woodland along the Serpent Trail to trig and nearby high point. Sunny. | NormanW | 14/02/2019 |
As part of a 26km lopp around Fernhurst in the drizzle. | atreides7887 | 19/01/2019 |
Last walk before heading home for Cumbria. Nice sunny morning, have loved the Surrey Hills. Will be back. | nickywood1 | 22/11/2018 |
From car park at SU 922306. There are many more tracks and RoWs on the ground than are marked on the OS map, but kept heading S and up; trig is just within the trees to the E of a clear area. | Isbjorn | 09/11/2018 |
Walked from Rec Ground CP in Scotland Lane, Haslemere. Interesting woodland, though summit area a bit tangly. | IanHHill | 26/09/2018 |
Circular walk from Northchapel via Lurgashall. Glorious day, views from the temple superb. The rather lonely looking trig point is most easily found via a path leading off from the easterly n/s path running over the top. | jedthehumanoid | 13/09/2018 |
With Stephen | Ben Tindal | 10/09/2018 |
Trail run from the car park | dc96 | 02/09/2018 |
Climbed for nearby SDGT geocache | JamesA60 | 28/08/2018 |
Gibbet Hill and Black Down, round from Haslemere. | deknyff | 27/08/2018 |
With E & M. A hot and sunny day. Dry and sandy underfoot. From Haslemere station > Shepherds Hill > footpath beside Haslemere cricket club > Stedlands Farm > Valewood Farm House > Chase Wood > Ridden Corner > Sussex Border Path > Serpent Trail then into trig point and small knoll of county summit. Lunch at Temple of the Winds, great views. Return via footpath by Cotchet Farm and back by same route to Haslemere and a well earned pint to quench our thirsts at The Swan. 12.5k. A great walk. | Beeliner | 08/07/2018 |
Parked in Tennyson's lane and walked up to Black down, admired the views and found the trig point before setting out to Marley Heights and Hatch Farm hill. 5 hours later back where I started. Sunny day - probably needed more sunscreen! | Buck | 18/05/2018 |
With K from N | Ashley | 10/03/2018 |
High potential on the steep slippery mud descent to rival today's luge sliders at Pyeongchang . No 'tea tray' required , just a shiny waterproof jacket will do the job nicely here to achieve 82 miles an hour? | Chris Pearson | 11/02/2018 |
2/11 Up to Temple of the Winds then trig and little lump that is top. Returned by rather muddy path to east. | SS | 09/02/2018 |
3rd day in a row and still finding new route variations all taking around 3 hrs on a circular from 
 Marley Common. Overnight rain saw us pick a mud 
 free (almost) route using quiet lanes and paths including 
 
 
 dropping down from the Temple to Abesters then lane running north and back 
up mulchy sunken bridleaway steeply to Tennysons Lane where icy rain started and soon 
 turned to light snow. Offered and gladly accepted a lift for 2 
 miles from a dog walker to speed our return for indoor 
warmth and a cowboy lunch of bacon and beans on a bitter day. | Chris Pearson | 09/02/2018 |
back again with L for another 3 hr morning outing, but finding 
different footpaths to explore today on the lovely lower 
slopes around Valewood. Down 
off the nose from The Temple of the Winds ( after our usual sandwich halt) and then slanting path back 
 up deep churned up leaf mulch mud which we tried to 
tiptoe alongside in the deep sunken groove. L having long phone chats with work friends as we marched along, getting a cold hand in keen NW wind. | Chris Pearson | 08/02/2018 |
A lovely winter's 
 morning of blue 
sky sunshine with frozen mud making for good going in trainers. Smoke from burning 
scrub 
clearing drifting around 
the pine trees and slanting 
sun making for atmospheric misty 
silver light. Our usual 
Sandwich halt at Temple of the (no) Winds 
for 
30 mins stay in this curved 
south 
facing sun trap at exactly 
 noon - perfect timing for 
some 
winter warmth. Northerly 
 airflow gave clarity to 
distant 
 Ditchling Beacon and Ashdown 
 Forest 35 miles away over 
the 
Weald. 
 
Tranquility affected by 
crunching 
of conservation work tractor 
mowing the bracken, gorse and 
 heather to a fine pulp, to encourage species diversity. | Chris Pearson | 07/02/2018 |
A sunny 
Sunday 
morning with a cold NW wind .A 3 hr walk 
up 
down and up and all around 
to 
sort out where all the 
paths 
go 
and which ones are shown on 
 the map, particularly at a confusing 
tricky 5 
 way 
junction at the valley 
 
head bend. From Temple 
of Winds 
down SW path and 
reascended on good 
but 
unmapped 
path from NT car park at Abesters directly 
back to The 
Temple. 
 Plaque 
commerates giving of Black Down 
by the Hunter family 
whose 
 ansecetor had a hand 
in setting up the 
 National 
Trust 
in the area in 1905 | Chris Pearson | 04/02/2018 |
a favourite 
destination 
on 
 a 
 3hr30 mins walk circular walk with 
L 
 from 
Marley 
Common, sunny but cold 
 wind 
but Temple of the 
Winds a delightful non windy sun trap today. 
 
Despite this being 
my 
11th visit 
still piecing together 
 
different paths 
 
 
that 
crisscross 
 this broad heath / 
 wooded 
 top. 
 
 
> ascent | Chris Pearson | 01/02/2018 |
10th 
ascent 
and a 
new 
route for us by a 
fun 
stream/ 
path/ 
quagmire all the 
way up from 
Fernhurst to 
Temple of 
the Winds lookout then 
back to Marley 
Common 
and 
snugly /smugly indoors for 
lunch just 
before 
rain 
swept 
 in. | Chris Pearson | 29/01/2018 |
Climbed in the fog and rain just as it was getting dark after a day of trigpointing. Difficult to find in the dark as the trigpoint is in the bushes and trees above the path. | DanMaisieBex | 27/01/2018 |
3 hour 
 walk 
with L, 
 before the rain 
 came in. 
 
 Down to Haslemere to post a 
parcel 
 then up Hasty Hill ( leisurely) 
 and 
 Tennyson's 
Lane ( the poet lived here) to main top car 
 park - a favourite 
 with Haslemere dog walkers. 
Alongpaths to once more 
visit 
the 
tucked away trig and 
down 
 and back up to Marley 
 
Common, 
 meeting along the way friendly Dan the 
 postman 
 out 
in 
his van - had a long 
 chat ( delaying 
the 
post)- 
 known 
 
 to us as head coach of Haslemere 
 runners who 
 did 
 a sub 3 hr marathon at the age of 49 last year, which is pretty speedy. | Chris Pearson | 27/01/2018 |
Becoming 
one 
 of 
 our regular 
favourite and 
 hilly 
walks 
when staying at Marley 
Common. Many footpaths 
churned 
 up 
into 
muddy unavoidable 
trenches 
by 
 recent prolonged 
 rain. 
 Included 
 another visit to the 
excellent 
 Haslemere 
museum 
which 
 also has a good 3D 
relief 
 
 
 
 
 model of Black Down 
area 
which 
 
 shows 
the complexity of the many wooded spurs 
 that 
is 
hard to discern form the map. 4 
hrouting on a sunny 
 day 
 at last | Chris Pearson | 25/01/2018 |
Parked in National trust carpark followed track across the hill then heading the woods to the trig, then walked to viewpoint and then back to car | jmistry86 | 14/01/2018 |
Repeat of yesterday's lovely 5 hr walk with L who commentated that someone had coloured in the world today as the sun was shining to replace yesterday's permagloom. Today lost in deep puzzled debate /thought about the theories about Durrington Walls nr Stonehenge - why so much seemingly unnessary effort? (result of more Time Team watching).Having failed to resolve that one - moved on to other unfathomable mysteries - origin of life, start of the universe, how to look back in time, what are thoughts made of? what happens in sleep? death?future of the planet. Realised we were going to need a much longer walk to resolve this lot. | Chris Pearson | 19/11/2017 |
Marley Heights - Hatch Farm Hill - Black Down (to trig and nearby summit again this time) - Then Serpents Way to Haslemere. 
 6 hour circuit with L from Whitehanger in permagloom drizzle.Highlight was copper colours of fallen leaves and an hour in the first rate Haslemere Museum - includes a world collection of geology, fossils and animal specimens and a mummy with its preserved toes visible (kept in a darkened room - given a torch to look at it) | Chris Pearson | 18/11/2017 |
Another 2 hour circular with L on my half day from Huf stay . Not quite to summit this time. Saw no one until I stopped for a wee when suddenly a whole crocodile of Wednesday walkers appeared from nowhere, then stopped by me thinking I had found the footpath . 
Part of an odd week of mishaps - washing my hands under almost boiling water - wrong tap , and walking into a closed glass sliding door. | Chris Pearson | 15/11/2017 |
1/8M from cp near abesters up through woods. | robertphillips | 06/11/2017 |
With Wendy | ijpowell | 23/10/2017 |
Delightful stroll up through the woods from the car parking area to the S. Limited views, given it is in the trees, but a very pleasant spot. | dal | 14/10/2017 |
An easy stroll from Tennyson's Lane car park. | lenman | 16/08/2017 |
A lovely evening stroll from the small car park near Abesters, the perfect antidote to the vileness of the M25 in 28 C heat. Nice path to the Temple of the Winds, with a splendid view, then up to the ridge through beautiful heathland and pine trees. The trig point is easy to find, but the summit is less clear. Pretty sure I found it. | Gill | 04/07/2017 |
Same as NM from south. | PeterD | 11/05/2017 |
From the National Trust car park/Layby to the south of the viewpoint up through pleasant woodland to Temple of the Winds then onto trig point. Another wander to higher ground Knoll nearby. 7th Marilyn of 8 today | N.Morters | 13/04/2017 |
With Katy. Wood and brambles .. In the sun. | George Thompson | 05/04/2017 |
Fun walk through the woods to find the trig point (and also a point 10 metres higher in the woods! and the geocache) ...with Glyn & Amanda | keithelliott | 29/03/2017 |
With OCH from Black Down Farm. Loop to add interest. View limited – hazy and humid. | Rounsfell | 12/03/2017 |
A snowy and cold day with mediocre visibility: and so a no-nonsense walk up from Haslemere station, eventually finding the trig point. | JOHNS | 11/02/2017 |
From NT car park, easy walk through a beautiful wood via the viewpoint at Temple of the Winds. Not even a breeze! | CXB | 06/02/2017 |
Only car in car park to the north in low cloud. Headed up obvious path then found I had lost the map, wandered about and eventually found top, got back to car park to find map where I'd dropped it. All in dense cloud but oddly enjoyable. | KC | 05/02/2017 |
Circular walk from Whitehanger. Brief blast of warm sunshine very welcome at Temple of the Winds. Saw our 'felted' friends again, but sadly not MJ (The TuMP originator) who by coincidence was on here as well today I notice. | Chris Pearson | 28/01/2017 |
3hr 45m round trip from Haslemere station: Black Down, Hatch Farm Hill, Marley Heights, Grayswood Hill | Mark Jackson | 28/01/2017 |
sota | mike.hartley | 02/01/2017 |
County top outing. Before setting off from home go to the website for Black down and print a map off for the woods to make it easier to navigate. From the lower car park of the two close to each other on Tennyson's lane walk south until you reach the Serpents trail follow this to a pond on your left (hopefully not dried up)turn right up hill at the top look for a narrow path on the right to the trig crossing a fallen tree. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 12/11/2016 |
From Lurgashall, ascended the steep zig-zag path to the Temple of the winds, then across the down to the trig summit, which requires a little searching for. | The Mountain Raven | 05/11/2016 |
Date est | ejjohnstone | 01/11/2016 |
circular walk from Haslemere station on Serpent Trail | prwild | 09/10/2016 |
Parked in the NT car park to the north of the top. A lovely walk with some very long views and signs of autumn all around. Wandered in the woods until finding the trig point. | edmundjohnson | 04/09/2016 |
From National Trust car park | MarkGD | 29/08/2016 |
Stopped by on a circular walk from Haslemere via the Temple of the Winds using the Serpent Trail as far as the Temple view point. Bilberries, ling and bell heather, and a trig pillar, then superb views from the Temple a few metres away. What more could a chap want. | Sixtyplus | 08/08/2016 |
From Farnborough Airshow. Made a loop around to carry out an evening raid. Hazy views so can only imagine how good it can be.the bridleway which climbs easier from the southerly parking area is blocked by a fallen tree.. the direct path is steep but clear for almost the whole way. Trig at summit shows some damage. | stig_nest | 16/07/2016 |
Circular route - 6 miles. | Graeme | 22/05/2016 |
From car park on Tennyson's Lane. There was a woodpecker in a tree at the summit. If something's looking down at me, I don't feel as if I've made it to the top. | r.ashwell | 10/04/2016 |
Second Marilyn of the day: walked up the steep hillside from car park to SE. Galloway cattle grazing on hill. | Cas-gwent | 04/04/2016 |
Back again 3 days later for another (90min) run. This time mud frozen hard with below freezing air temperatures on a beautiful sharp sunny blue sky Wednesday afternoon. Again with Lesley on my half day. As the sun sank to west this heathland beauty spot with its steep slopes really was gorgeous in perfect low light and little sign of civilisation. other than NT landrover feeding the belted Galloway cows.(or Felted Galloways as L could only say with a frozen face!) Found trig -previous visit 23 years ago! | Chris Pearson | 20/01/2016 |
2 hr run on paths over and around Black Down but not to summit. Wet cold watery mud with a thin white snow cover on top. Light snow showers whilst out running. w Lesley from Huf stay at Haslemere. | Chris Pearson | 17/01/2016 |
Was well wet..! | Mash2016 | 02/01/2016 |
Short and easy ascent with family. | VirtualMountain | 15/11/2015 |
6/7 sixth climb of wet and windy day. All small due to inclement weather (Fort Southwick/Butser Hill/Wheatam Hill/Gibbet Hill/Telegraph Hill/Black Down/Linch Down/) | Fergalh | 14/11/2015 |
Slight overcast but no breeze. Good views all around | RocksRock | 31/07/2015 |
solo to viewpoint and trig | lerritt | 30/07/2015 |
yorkielad | 18/06/2015 | |
From the car park in Tennyson's Lane. Views from both sides of the ridge despite the slight mist. | Newton Maximus | 03/05/2015 |
From minor road to south, good walk and great view from memorial. | rhalstead | 18/04/2015 |
A bit cold and windy... it is very pretty round here and quite posh (was passed by Ferrari F1 ENO - possibly Jodie Kidd?) | M3WDD | 29/03/2015 |
Good weather very muddy on bridle path from lower car park. Took some time finding trig point. Locals had no knowledge of it! With Rogue | maltose | 05/03/2015 |
Cycled up from Haslemere station, left bike at Cochets Farm then walked up to trig point in the early spring afternoon sun. Walked along to the viewpoint (Temple of the Winds), then down the other side of Black Down to the field where the Iberia Caravelle aeroplane came down in 1967 (http://www.fernhurstsociety.org.uk/caravelle.html) . Then back to the bike and return to Haslemere station. | Biffin's mate | 03/03/2015 |
Last one of four Marilyns on the day which I drove between...walked up from NT car park SU 922306. Operated ham radio for SOTA from within the wood. | G4OBK (Phil) | 11/02/2015 |
Made an outing of it by walking in from a car park behind shops in Fernhurst. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/butser-hill-and-black-down.html | Gayle | 27/01/2015 |
With Steve | GinaSmith | 05/01/2015 |
Circular walk with Gina from Lurgashall via Navant Hill. | mntainman | 05/01/2015 |
From CP on Tennyson's Lane. | tim747 | 13/11/2014 |
. | CreakingHiker | 13/11/2014 |
Gibbet Hill, Black Down, Telegraph Hill, Bedham Hill and Leith Hill on way to London. Gibbet and Leith are both very good for South East. | simon and co | 07/09/2014 |
Driving towards Hamble with Dorothy after watching Hearts beating Rangers in London pub (so already in great spirits!). Beautiful sunny evening prompted a snap decision to bag top 26 en route. From car park in Fernhurst then past Reeth. To find the trig, walk north from Temple of the Winds, take NT path due east and then narrow path north again. Keep going and you'll find it. On this mid August evening, the wood is glorious with some very diverse and verdant undergrowth and trees. | callumorr | 10/08/2014 |
Up tracks from carpark to the S. | AndrewFinnimore | 19/07/2014 |
Took Tennyson Lane to park north of the top. Walked to the summit which is off the path but reasonably easy to find if up keep walking uphill. Limited views. The area is a NT nature reserve with a mix of woods and heath. It would be great to visit at dusk when the nightjars are active. | mindlessflogger | 24/05/2014 |
County top no.48.By train to Haslemere Station then walked Haslemere > Museum Hill > Sussex Border Path > Black Down > Serpent Trail > Haste Hill > Haslemere and train home. Distance 8 miles; time 3:12; climb 1414 feet. Had difficulty finding the summit in the maze of forest trails. Mostly cloudy with some sunny spells but feeling chilly in the stiff northerly breeze (temp 11 deg C). | alan.65to70 | 02/05/2014 |
Small circular from Haste Hill, Haslemire. Better county top then I expected. | DanTrig | 17/01/2014 |
A large-scale map is needed: OS is too confused with detail. The trig point is off the path. | AlexanderHoward | 30/08/2013 |
Atmospheric in the summer mist - up with Tony E. Cleared on walk to Lurgashall and Michelin starred sandwiches at Noahs Ark pub. Lovely woods - saw several slow worms on the way! | mcf | 31/07/2013 |
Start: Car Park near Aldworth House. Notes: With Mike. circular route via trig point & view point. | raffemeister | 07/07/2013 |
From car park area to south took direct trail up hill. Good walking to viewpoint and summit ridge. Hunt for trig and top knoll interesting, beautiful evening w Jenx on this hill. | nordicstar | 05/07/2013 |
From Black Down car park around in a loop and up on to Black Down - with Gill | MarkAvis | 13/06/2013 |
Pick your day, this was like climbing up a river. it's also difficult to find the trig. Pleasant surroundings though | markrussell | 31/05/2013 |
KJF from Fernden Lane car park via viewpoint | crazy | 05/05/2013 |
A pleasant walk through the forest | bolton | 17/01/2013 |
NT car park near Aldworth - Along forest tracks and through woodland to summit of Black Down - A mound a short distance NNE of the trig point. (PM) | gerrybowes | 17/01/2013 |
From SU 920 308 | summitsup | 11/12/2012 |
From smaller car park pleasant walk with good views | Bramley | 27/10/2012 |
Gareth Jones 'Bagged' for the 2012 Morris Lubricants County Top Challenge for the Tct (Teenage Cancer Trust). | morrislube | 08/09/2012 |
Climbed On My Own | magirob | 05/09/2012 |
With IS and ES. | amswanston | 04/08/2012 |
With AS. Part Carried. With IS and ES. | iks | 04/08/2012 |
With AS. Part carried. With IS and ES. | eks | 08/04/2012 |
Up through woods from Abesters. First woodpecker of the year. | Eddie | 04/04/2012 |
Jim | BHMC | 20/03/2012 |
Parked at 922290 (16:55) and took path up to viewpoint then through woods to top near trig pt. The E to join path angling down slope direct back to car (17:30) | dbb | 18/03/2012 |
A nice stroll up through the woods, saw some deer. | JohnStoneham | 26/02/2012 |
Parked at small National Trust car park to south, short walk up steep wooded hill. Good views. Had to search for trig pillar at top. With Winnie. | Biffin | 02/01/2012 |
Dry, sunny, warm, calm, good views. | iangalbraith | 09/11/2011 |
Climbed on the way back from Holbury with Is and Dave the Bear - his first county top! | mr bounce | 29/07/2011 |
Parked at nearby parking spot and did a short circuit to the summit and down, nice views. | fnem | 26/02/2011 |
Pleasant walk through woods from carpark to N. Trigpoint near the summit lies off the main tracks. 'Temple of Winds' worth a quick visit too. | Aye Jimmy | 02/11/2010 |
Amateur radio activity (SOTA G/SE-003) from the trig. Easy southerly trail to follow from the car park. | andrewbanks | 20/10/2010 |
Cycled from home in Fleet, walked last bit from Crotchet Fm, 45 mile round trip. Beautiful weather. Great views from temple of winds, but disappointed not to be able to find trig. After reading others posts should of tried harder. | Tom | 10/10/2010 |
Blackdown and Lurgashall circuit | Humpty Tumpty | 19/06/2010 |
Drove over from Gibbet Hill, then walked in from the North. No GPS or compass and just a sketch map but found the top easily. Followed a faint path on the ridge!! that took me to the trig and surrounding mounds. Yes there are some great views on the walk. | Glenelg | 10/06/2010 |
Whoever said this hill was dull? It's splendid! The best county top in SE. Walked from carpark to the north. Trig easy enough to find now as it looks like there's been some scrub clearance. | Herbert Anchovy | 09/02/2010 |
meg and me snaow meting | Roland Brooks | 17/01/2010 |
best top so far in se eng - lovely views from the temple over misty haze and frost, athe top is easy to find and there was a deer to greet me | gigglejon | 16/12/2009 |
walked up from the road to the south where there is parking for a couple of cars,just the last 100 metres through the trees.this 1 completes all the English county tops for me. | asbown | 19/11/2009 |
From NT Upper Car Park - to trig Point and on to Temple of Winds, Cotchet Farm and back to CP via new NT path. | David & Kay | 23/08/2009 |
with son Jamie on two day trip round southern england Marilyns | vegibagger | 09/04/2009 |
Very misty afternoon | vconnelly | 03/11/2008 |
I parked in the layby by the entrance to Reeth and followed the path up then towards the summit. As the path starts to descend there is a signpost on the right and a track on the left. Go up the track a short wat and then there is a small path along the h | clivevilla | 09/10/2008 |
Dogs & I enjoyed this one. Gentle stroll south from carpark,through tree'd heathland with many paths and tracks. Quite busy,as BHol Mon.Found trig easily enough by traditional methods.NNE mound obvious too. Pleasant,though no gr8 views. | martin & storm | 25/08/2008 |
Easy to find off Serpents trail. Easy walk from NT car park. Nice viewpoint a little further south. | jondudley | 09/05/2008 |
With M | 1921 | 13/04/2008 |
Pleasant hill and view. | JohnW | 22/03/2008 |
petey | 21/03/2008 | |
Found trig by head-torch in dark at 6.15pm, surprisingly easily in view of other comments. Stomped around over mounds and hollows looking for the geocache near summit of this fairly dull hill. It means I've now completed the Historic County Tops of E&W! | signyred | 27/01/2008 |
Damp and foggy day.Trig pillar nice, easy to find with GPS co-ordinates. | electricratman | 01/01/2008 |
With John Stephenson, EMI, on FMD duties nearby. Slightly tricky to find trig point. Reasonable views southward from a clearing south of trig point, sunny but hazy. | Dugswell2 | 26/08/2007 |
Sunny, hazy, and hot. Got lost finding the trig point. | BloodMonk | 16/08/2007 |
Revisit date. First date not recorded. | RHW | 20/05/2007 |
Even tricky to find it in February with no leaves on trees. But GPS coordinates excellent. | destaylor | 05/02/2007 |
Visited on my way back from a campsite with Connie and Noddy the dog. Poured with rain. | Overthehilljill | 22/10/2006 |
Took ages to find trig point even with local help | johnfwoolley | 10/10/2006 |
I agree that the trig pillar takes a little finding, in particular on the hottest UK July day on record. Lots of mounds around too but I think I found the right one. | Father Ted | 19/07/2006 |
Trig pillar very hard to find by traditional means. | peter | 14/07/2006 |
Walked up here several times - great location, great views - have your lunch on the big stone seat! | griefmiester | 28/06/2006 |
Trig pillar - mound 25m NNE is 1m higher. 
Hard to find due to poor GPS coverage - look for path leading N from marked path at SU 91950 29500. | webmaster | 08/04/2006 |
With Shaky on a cold, clear day from Haslemere station. Followed the roads with a detour over Haste Hill, on to Tennyson's Lane, then the footpath leading to Chase Farm. On to the footpaths into the woods up to the viewpoint & then back to the summit. | NotReallyABagger | 25/02/2006 |
with Stella Armstrong in atmospheric gently falling snowflakes. A second time with Jamie on 9/04/09 from the south | vegibagger | 23/02/2006 |
No problem finding with GPS, but agree that it would be tricky wihtout. Surprisingly dull hill - tree cover largely restricts views. | wheresthepath | 14/05/2005 |
3 or 4 visits to Temple of the winds, one to the dreary summit. Today's walk was Gospel Grn-Shillinglee -Lickfold-Black Down inc the top- Gospel Grn, 14 miles/6h. This gave a lovely 2 mile section of the Sussex Border path, E of the A283, all along a ridge as well as the great view from the Temple. A distinctive hill in views. | pwheeler | 10/04/2005 |
Veryhappybunny | 03/03/2002 | |
Parked at car park in the North of the woodlands and took a circular route including the summit. | chinnock | 13/05/2001 |
Parked in the woods car park - and had a lovely walk around a wooded area - found the trig point and completed a circuit of this delightful area. 
No views as such - just a glimpse of distant views from gaps in the trees. | ChinnockC | 13/05/2001 |
Galltywenallt | 06/05/2001 | |
Started the assent from Quellwood Common at about the 115m contour. Made a swift assent to the Temple of the Winds viewpoint, from there moved northwards to locate the trigpoint amongst the trees. Then visited several nearby bumps. | garyhoney | 09/01/2000 |
KeithByTheC | 10/06/1999 | |
Quick jaunt up with Dad. | mikejacobs | 24/07/1998 |
With: hb sb ab; Parked in carpark to SE and walked up good tracks to summit. Took a while to locate the trig which isn't on any main path. | Ian Baines | 10/01/1998 |
With: ib sb ab; | Helen Baines | 10/01/1998 |
Solo. | MickyRoss | 04/07/1995 |
Marilyn bagging on way home from Brighton to Sheffield -working on secondment down south. | Chris Pearson | 08/08/1993 |
Date unknown | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
Completely surrounded by trees. Zero views in any direction! | arranc | 28/04/1986 |
Rough date - followed Haslemere Circular walk from TOCW vol 1 | JNash | 01/01/1970 |
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