A local walk today, threading a way from the Durfold wood car park up to
Chiddingfold, then across to Dunsfold, then a serpentine route back to the car
park.
Leaving het van in the small car park just above Durfold Wood, and walked down
the back road for a short way until we could get into Birch Copse - a forestry
wood
The track continued along the fire break past a narrowing and into Oak Wood and
subsequently Old Lands wood.
The path left the fire break and dropped into the trees to meet a second break.
the map showed the path on the other side but in reality it went up the break
The break went up to a T-junction, where we continued left dropping down to a
stream.
Continuing through the woods in the same direction, and crossing the road
The path continued on the other side under some power lines before dropping down
to another stream.
Across the bridge and now into grasslands approaching the outskirts of
Chiddingfold.
Continuing across the fields getting closer to Chiddingfold.
At the outskirts of the village we turned north through fields overlooking the
back gardens across the field.
Coming out onto the A283 and dropping down to the currently closed Winterton
pub. Then along the side of the stream on a wide track.
The track continued alongside the twisting stream. At one point Bertie dropped
down to the water, but could not get back up... I had to slide down,
nearly face planting in the water then help him up, before fighting my own way
up, only to have to repeat it as I had dropped the map at the bottom!
Leaving the woods into grass fields, crossing a road and down the driveway to
Pockford farm.
Through the farm buildings and along the track into a large field, then crossed
the middle through the hedge and alongside more grass fields.
At Duns Farm we changed to the drive lane, that climbed up past a large house on
the hill and through cow fields. The original route called to cross one of the
fields to Dunsfold church, but with cows all around we bypassed them continuing
on the driveway to the road.
Following the back road to circle back to the church, hidden at a bend in the
road.
Taking the path beside the church and down past a wood with a surprise resident
stalking around. Then out into a field beside the woods where we met a dozen
cyclists going the other way, however it did show where we should cross back
into the trees.
Continuing through the trees, then alongside woods and fields and back into the
trees.
Coming out at White Beech lane beside the farm of the same name, we followed the
road as it wound down to a stream and back up until reaching High street
There was a gate with obvious signs of people walking around it leading into the
woods parallel to the road. We followed it as it wandered through Brookland
Copse. We came out at a locked gate - obviously not where other used, but we
climbed over and crossed the road to a bridleway on the otherside.
There was not obvious path, but as we had discovered elsewhere, we needed to go
through the gate then press the gate entrance button. Down the drive, past the
houses.
Down the long drive past the Dunsfold Ryse house and on past the horses to
Lagfold copse.
Following the path in a relatively straight line through the Lagfold Copse
Crossing the road and down the drive to Burningfold manor stud, and a well horse
hoof trodden track to the side
Turning off the track and down a path in the woods, this went past a round coral
- presumably to do with horses.
The path moved through Canterbury Copse and down the side of Burntwood Kennels
back to Plaistow road.
Through the field on the other side of the road and into Peartree hanger
woods.
Looking up to Durfold hall and farm and a new(ish) Pond at the bottom of the slope.
Back into Oak wood then picking up the track of the outward path in Birch Copse. From here we followed the reverse of the outward route back to the van in the car park.
