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A walk from Slindon, through Eartham Wood,along the Southdown's Way and returning through Dale Park

Ordnance Survey Map: Landranger No 197/ 1-50000 Or for more detail Explorer No 121/ 1-25000
From the A29 take the road to Slindon and park alongside the wall by the college.

Distance 9miles. Time 4 hours.
Walk 13,14, 15 are all walks in the area north of Slindon, if you take note of the paths you go by and check your map you will notice that you can easily link from one walk to another, and once you are familiar with the area you will be able to alter your walk to suit the time you have and the distance that you want to walk. On the map below yellow is walk15. To help you I have added walk's 13 and 14 in red and pink.

Map showing where to park

Walk along to the corner bear left and then right downhill passing Courthill Farm.

Carry on along the lane.To your left across the field you will see Slindon Folly

End of the road north of Slindon

When you reach the junction no1 on map take the left hand track marked A in the picture on the left. Keep to the main track straight ahead ignoring paths to the left and right. When you reach the picture on the right Stane Street runs across from left to right. Take the path marked X in the picture which is slightly to your right and starts to go uphill.

Stane Street passing
through Eartham Wood

Eartham Wood

At the junction in the picture on the right turn right

Track near Upwaltham Hill

Track heading East towards Bignor

Keep to this track and on your right very soon you get panoramic views of the coastal plain

Panoramic views to the coast

Looking down at Gumber Farm

The picture on the left shows Gumber Farm which you will see below you to the right. At the junction in the picture on the right turn left towards the radio masts

Radio masts near Bignor Hill

South Downs Way

At the next junction you meet the South Downs Way where you turn right along the fence shown in the picture on the left. At the next junction picture on the right the SDW goes left and after a bit bears right to Bignor Post picture below left

South Downs Way

Bignor Post

Carry on up the SDW as in walk 13 to the junction in the picture on the right. The SDW now turns left but you go straight on A in the picture

South Downs Way
East of Bignor Hill

Across to Houghton Forest and the Denture that runs from Whiteways Lodge to Bignor

When you reach the corner of the field your path runs diagonally to your right as the picture on the left.Take the path into the wood bearing slightly left and uphill eventually joining a track running across from left to right. Turn left here and take the first footpath that is on the right.After a short distance it turns sharp right through trees then bears left across an open field.Keep on this wide track until the next junction where you turn left down hill as the picture on the right.

Stony track that takes you past a house called Stammers on your right

Next you join a road and follow it to the junction where you turn right and in a short distance take the entrance to Dale Park. Picture on the left. Follow it round eventually bearing round to the right. Carry straight on past the entrance to the house on your left then to the junction in the picture on the right. Turn left here and when the track bears right as in the picture on the lower left carry straight on eventually bearing slightly to your left and ending at the gateway in the picture below right

Cross the grass field to the corner as marked on the picture on the right to the gate as picture lower left

Go through the gate and follow the track through the trees until the junction in the picture on the right which is just before the open field. Turn right.

Keep to this track and when you see a field on your right keep to the track nearest to it.When you reach the junction as the picture on the left turn right and in a short distance the grass area opens out. If you did walk 14 you will recognise the opening on the right as it is the path that you came to after coming down Great Down from Bignor Hill.

Carry straight across this grass area dropping down into a lane as in the picture above right. Downe's Barn is on your right. Keep to this lane all the way back to the gate in the picture on the left to your car by the college.

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