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From the car park, go west along the South Downs
Way, pass the aerials, and on to reach the cattle-grid at the next fence.
Just before the cattle grid, turn sharp left and cross the same field
going south, to the gate in the bottom corner.
(photo: Looking back east along the South Downs Way) |
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Continue south down the track on the left side of the
field, then go left at the bottom and up Fore Hill. Continues south on the
wide track/path south of Fore Hill until the track goes down left. (photo: View up to Males Burgh) |
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Here, follow the footpath through the field over the
hill, then on leaving the field cross a footpath and continue down (still
southerly) the fence-enclosed field. (photo: Looking along the path on the way to Poverty Bottom) |
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The path soon becomes a track then a narrow country
lane passing, through Poverty Bottom, and on to Norton. Keep right on the
road and follow it down to Bishopstone. Walk through the village, going
right up hill, and where the road continues right, go left onto the track
alongside a row of cottages. (There is a fingerpost alongside the first
house.) (photo: Farm buildings outside Bishopstone) |
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Follow the track, and where it goes sharp right, take
the narrow footpath off to left. The path now passes a couple of farm
buildings, then heads north on the right side of a field and eventually
being adjacent to a concrete track outside the field. (photo: View back to Bishopstone) |
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The eventually moves onto the concrete track which is
alongside a golf course. Where the tracks starts to bear right, go straight
on leaving the track, along through a gate onto a footpath. (photo: Plenty of yellow fields about) |
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After a short distance, an open area is arrived at.
Take the footpath back sharp right down a wide grass track, but soon after
go off left onto a narrow path dropping down right-to-left through a wooded
area. Once the path levels out alongside the fields, go off left on the next
footpath. The path initially goes right, then left up between two fields to
the top of a hill. (photo: Me ..... trying to really relaxed!) |
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Go right and follow the path alongside a fence, with a
valley down on the left. When it meets the next path coming from the right,
go off left diagonally right down the hill. Halfway down, take the footpath
off left, going diagonally down to the far corner to meet a stile. (photo: Through the hedge down to Alfriston) |
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Cross the stile, then go up right following the hedge
until past the house. Cross the next stile passing through the hedge, then
left along the track, (past another house with great views over Alfriston)
and around to soon join the South Downs Way. (photo: About to join the South Downs Way above Alfriston) |
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(photo: Lonely fingerpost near Bostal Hill) |
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(photo: Firle Beacon trig point) |
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Follow the South Downs Way now for a couple of miles
over Bostal Hill, Firle Beacon, eventually arriving back at the car park. (photo: Almost back at the car park) |
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