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From the East Meon car park (GR 677222) proceed to the main road of the village. |
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| Follow the left side of the river Meon until just after the pub.
Turn left down a narrow gap between the houses to join a footpath. The
footpath continues right through an allotment area to join Frogmore Lane.
Turn left and follow the road for approximately 2 km. (photo: River Meon at the start) |
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the track on the left as the road sweeps right, avoiding footpaths prior
to the bend. Follow the track until reaching a large clearing at a path
‘crossroads’. (photo: View back to East Meon) |
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| Take the right turning which continues along a track
ending at a road. Turn left for 1km to Leythe House Farm, then turn right
to join a track (Limekiln Lane) leading up to Butser Hill. (photo: Looking over towards Mercury Park) |
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track continues steadily upwards, eventually turning right and leading up
to the road feeding the Butser Hill car parks. This road forms part of the
South Downs Way and the Meon Valley Cycle Way. (Public Toilets are
available left and up the road for about 200m.) (photo: View north on the way up Butser Hill) |
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Turn right and follow the road on the South Downs
Way. At the first left junction, take the track off to the right following
the South Downs Way sign. Continue through open fields which provide good
views north to East Meon and east along the South Downs Way. After
passing through a wooded area, the South Downs Way rejoins a road which
leads to Clanfield. (photo: East Meon from the South Downs Way) |
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The South
Downs Way continues on the
road signposted to Warnford, passing through what used to be HMS Mercury,
the Royal Navy Communications School ..... now a very exclusive housing
development. (The right side of the road still retains a fenced area of
MOD buildings.) (photo: Looking east along the South Downs) |
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At the end of the fenced area, the South Downs
Way continues
right along the fence leading to open country. Butser Hill can be seen to
the right in the distance. The South Downs Way continues down to Comb Cross House,
then crosses a road that leads back to East Meon. (the route can be
shortened here by following the road back to the village.) (photo: Butser Hill in the distance) |
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Follow the
South Downs Way Bridlepath until just before the wooded area. Here the
South Downs Way continues left
to Old Winchester Hill, with a footpath right back to East Meon. Continue
straight on, following the track through the woods, to arrive at the West
Meon/East Meon road near Drayton Cottage. (photo: Looking back up the path near Comb Cross House) |
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Turn left then, after about
200m, join a narrow footpath, on the right, passing Drayton Farm. The path
continues through fields to join the road at Chalk Dell Cottages.
Turn right, proceed down hill crossing the main road, then after 100m
arrive back at the car park. (photo: Fields to the east of East Meon) |
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