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1. Whale Chine
(SZ 469-784)
Turn left at the end of the car park and
follow the edge of Whale Chine to the cliff edge. Turn
right and continue along the cliff edge past the
Coastguard Cottages at Atherfield Point, scene of a
recent minor cliff fall, to Shepherd's Chine. Turn
right and follow the path down steps passing a small,
then turn left to reach the mouth of the chine at the
shore.
2. Shepherd's Chine
(SZ 448-798 1.8 ml)
Turn right up a steep slope and follow
the path along the edge of the cliff top bearing right
along the edge of Cowleaze Chine and then left to return
to the cliff top. Turn right and continue along the
cliff top for approximately 1½ mile passing Barnes High
to reach the 'whale seat'. Turn right across the stile
and through a field crossing a second stile into Cliff
Lane to reach the Military Road. Cross straight over
and follow the road through Marsh Green to reach Wicken
Hill Lane. Turn left and follow the road for
approximately 50 yards and turn right crossing a stile
and continue across the field keeping the fence to the
left. Cross the stile and follow the path behind Waytes
Court crossing three stiles and a footbridge. Bear
right and follow the lane to reach the outskirts of
Brighstone by it's church.
3. Brighstone
(SZ 429-826 4.8 ml)
Turn right and walk along the road
passing Bakehouse Cottage on the left and bear right
into Broad Lane. Turn left crossing a stile and turn
right following the path along the edge of the field
keeping the hedge to the right. Follow the path past
the gate on the right and bear left follow the path
along the edge of the field keeping the ditch to the
right. Cross the stile and continue along the path
through the next field keeping the hedge to the left.
Continue across the field, ignoring the path on the
left, following the edge of the field. Turn left across
the stile and continue along the edge of the field
keeping the hedge to the left. Cross the stile and
continue along the road passing the entrance to a
freshwater fishing lake on the right. At the left bend
in the road continue straight on across the stile
following the path along the edge of the stream. Turn
right across a wide bridge and then left across two
stiles (or use the gate) and follow the path through the
field keeping the hedge to the left. Cross the stile
and turn right following the road at Yafford.
4. Yafford
(SZ 447-818 6.3 ml)
Turn left at the road junction (pond on
the right) and continue along the road passing a long
narrow pond on the left passing Yafford House on the
right. Continue straight on passing Doctors Lane on the
left and follow the road, Samber Hill, around to the
right. Continue along the road for approximately 400
yards and continue straight on along the wide track, at
the left hand bend in the road. Turn left at the path
junction and follow the path over Samber Hill turning
right to join Atherfield Road. Turn left along
Dungewood Lane and follow the road around to the left.
Turn right across the stile in the hedge and walk
straight across the field. Continue across the path
junction keeping the hedge to the right. Cross the
stile in the hedge, bear left, then right, and cross a
second stile. Continue straight across the field and
follow the path around the edge of Warren Hill. Turn
right at the path junction and then left, and continue
straight across the field. Cross the double stile
separated by a footbridge and turn left. Continue
across the field keeping to the left. Cross the stile
and follow the narrow path with the raised bank to a
pond on the right. Cross the footbridge and continue
across the field. Bear right and follow the path across
the next field bearing left at the fence. Continue
along the path to Gladices and turn right at the next
path. Follow the grass track and turn right into
Atherfield Road. Follow the road for approximately 400
yards and turn left down a gravel track which leads back
to the Military Road. Turn left and walk along the
grass verge on the side of the road for approximately
600 yards and, turning right, cross the road into Whale
Chine car park.
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