British Walking Federation
CISSBURY RING
CONTACT
:
Roger Baker, 12 Burwood
Grove, Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 9DS
Tel: 02392 462005 E-mail:
trails@bwf-ivv.org.uk
DISTANCE:
14km
ENTRY FEE:
£1.00 per walker (Cheques payable to BWF))
AWARD:
Cloth Badge at £2.00 each
DIRECTIONS FROM
NEAREST TOWN: Worthing or Horsham - Leave the A24 only at the roundabout
sign posted to Findon (DO NOT TAKE ANY OTHER ROAD
OFF THE A24 to Findon). Continue down into village and in approximately 250m at
cross roads proceed carefully across main road, (the cross-roads is blind on
both sides), continue straight over into The Square and park in marked parking
spaces on Left Hand side or in road close by.
START
VENUE: Findon
Map 198 GR TQ122088
COACH &
CAR
PARKING:
Car parking spaces near to the start.
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT: Bus every hour from
Pulborough Train Station (buses stop almost at start of walk)
REFRESHMENTS:
At the start/finish only.
ROUTE
DESCRIPTION
(Updated 3rd June 2009)
With your back to the
parking spaces, continue to walk left along The Square and proceed through the
village passing Cissbury Retail Shop on left and The Village Shop on right and
immediately bear left up Nepcote
Lane. Continue up lane passing Summerfield private
road on the left and Paddock Way
on the right and as road bears round to the right, go straight ahead following
sign to Cissbury Ring with no through road sign and end of speed restriction
signs. Continue up road passing house on right called Thistledown and house on
left called Bramblings and continue on lane for appx 800m to reach car park on
left. Turn right through gate passing National Trust information board on
Cissbury Ring, on right, proceed straight ahead through kissing gate and
continue up hill on stepped footpath and at very top of steps turn right and
proceed in an anti-clockwise direction around the rim of The Ring, keeping to
well defined footpath ignoring all cross tracks for appx 1200m passing wood on
right. At far east end of The Ring go down steps and turn right to kissing gate
beside wide five bar gate.
Q1- What is written on the
stone marker in the ground by the gates?
Go through kissing gate
and down to small wooden five bar gate beside metal five bar gate, pass through
and turn left onto public bridleway and descend to reach car park again. Go
through parking area leaving The Ring behind you and proceed on main track north
for approximately 3kms, ignoring all cross tracks, passing through a wide open
space, track crossing, and large copse on right, shortly after which is a public
bridleway bearing off on the left which you ignore and continue to the right on
the main public bridleway, mauve arrow, to pass small copse on your left.
Eventually the track rises to give way to a spectacular view of the countryside
ahead to join the South Downs Way.
Q1 - What is written
beneath the acorn on the mauve arrow sign?
Turn left and follow the
mauve arrow proceeding uphill along the South Downs Way keeping woodland on right
over cattle grid and walk on the main track passing 'Chanctonbury Ring' on
right. Continue on South Downs Way following
mauve arrow, pass over cattle grid with DEFRA notice board and Chanctonbury Dew
Pond on right. Continue on track and at fork go left following the mauve arrow,
and in appx 25m at further fork take either track since they both rejoin, and
start a slow descent on track passing an old rusty water tank on right and in
appx 1000m at cross tracks turn left immediately passing gas pipeline concrete
post on left. Continue descending down this track for approximately 500m and as
track bears slightly round to the left and before reaching farm cottages and
buildings, bear right through five bar gate and follow blue arrow public
bridleway up the field to reach gate at top. Pass through gate, cross lane and
through a further gate proceed diagonally to the left up field to reach gate. Go
through and cross track and proceed straight ahead on public bridleway passing
house on left.
Q3 - What is the name of
the house?
Pass Gallops Farm on
your right and join concrete road and continue for approximately 1000m keeping
the village
of Findon on your right.
Continue on tarmac road downhill with bungalows on left and right, passing Ivy
Arch Close on left, follow road descending round to the right passing Kilmore
Close and Beech Road
on right to T junction and end of walk.
When you have completed this trail
please use the Permanent
Trail Entry Form
The organisers are not liable for accidents,
thefts and/or damage to property. Every effort will be made by the organisers
to make this a safe, enjoyable and memorable event.
This trail is registered until 31 December
2010.