West Marden south then up through East Marden and over Telegraph Hi;;

The walk starts from outside The Victoria pub in West Marden. There is limited road-side parking close to the pub on the road from Rowland's Castle. A bus service runs between Chichester and South Harting/Petersfield.

There is a narrow lane, going up hill, off from the main South Harting/Chichester road, opposite the road joining from Rowland's Castle.  Join the footpath on the right corner of the lane that goes up hill, going up alongside a garden and leading into a large open field.
(photo:  Wheatcroft House with Nore Down behind)

Head up the brow into the open field, then across keeping just left of the telegraph pole in the centre.  Pass through the next field, through a small wood, and across another small field to exit onto a narrow lane down from Locksash Farm.
(photo:  Looking back to West Marden)

Go down the lane right, then left onto a track following the sign for Keeper's Cottage.  Go left at the end of the track, passing two house, over a stile and down the track cutting through Grevitts Copse and Haslett Copse.  Avoid a track going off left/right on the way down.  Bear around right at the bottom, then continue around to the left, following the track on the right side of a field surrounded by woods.
(photo:  View through the trees from Stripeshill Copse)

Soon after leaving the field at the eastern end of Grevitts Copse, go right up hill and continue on the track to soon reach the lane at Up Marden.  Go right, then soon after take the next track off to the left.  Follow this track, avoiding all access off right and left, until it reaches the northern end of Inholmes Wood.
(photo:  Hillbarn Farm above East Marden)

Go left here, continue along the right side of the field outside the wood, then entering the wood and dropping down to the Walderton/East Marden road.  Join the path across the road, going across a field and over a stile.  Keep right in the next field, cross a stile to the right, then left alongside the hedge.  Exit into the farm yard at East Marden soon after passing under power lines.
(photo:  Thatched Well at East Marden)

Go out to the concrete track, left down to the road, then right to the thatched Well in the middle of the road.  At the Well, go left up the lane, following it for a short distance until where the road bends right.  Here, continue straight on, following a path to the right of the fence but on the left side of the field.
photo:  Clare reaching the top of the hill with East Marden in the distance)

At the end of the field, follow the path right through a narrow strip of bushes, (small old fingerpost shows the way) then across the next small field heading for the centre of the narrow strip of trees at the opposite side.  Cross the next field to the stile, then diagonally left to right uphill, to reach another stile at some trees.  Cross over the stile, across a narrow strip, then over another stile to join a lane.
(photo:  Looking back to Apple Down just up from Up Marden)

Go right to the T junction, then onto the footpath opposite.  Follow the path along the right side of the field, going left on reaching the corner, then around to the right over Fernbeds Down.  (Avoid other footpaths leaving the field.)
(photo:  View back north from Telegraph Hill above Compton)

The path eventually meets a 'V' junction path, with a path going off sharp left (fingerpost) and the path currently walking on, which continues.  Join the path going sharp left.
(photo:  Compton Down across the valley from near Telegraph HIll)

Follow this path along the left side of the fields to meet the lane above Compton at Bevis's Thumb Long Barrow. Cross over the lane and continue on the track up to Telegraph Hill.
(photo:  Just come from that way .............)

Follow the track, passing a house on the left, continuing along the top and under power lines to a pine wood.  Continue outside the wood, and where the track bears around to the left down to Locksash Farm, go right onto the footpath.  Follow the footpath down (avoiding the path off right), soon going sharp left, and down to the lane above West Marden.  Go right down the lane to meet the main road at West Marden, and the end of the walk.
(photo:  Looking down on West Marden)