A grey day and with just enough rain overnight to keep the paths slippery, I chose to stay local. Sue was going to the Garden centre between Puborough and Stopham, so I took a lift there with the idea of walking home. I would mainly follow the Wey South path until I could take the track to Wisborough Green. From there zigzagging across the fields to reach my standard trail between Kirdford and Ifold, and so home.
From the car park at the garden centre, I followed the path climbing past the allotments and up to the Wey South Path.
Now on the WSP and following this along past Park Farm and down to Coombelands Lane. Along the lane until I could escape onto the path along side the racehorse training grounds.
Back on the lane at the top of the hill, and down past the drive to Pythingdean manor and farm of the same name, to Pickhurst. Down the driveway to Sheepwash
Along the WSP as it returned to the canal at Pallingham Lock (where teh canal adn river Arun join forces). Over the canal and river and up the driveway from Pallingham Quay Farm to Horsebridge Lane. Along the lane to Westland and down a track beside horse fields. The WSP snakes around as the tow path does not have public access here.
Through Sheepfield hanger to cross Pallingham Lane at Furnacepond cottages.
Down a green lane beside a grass field then across a pair of fields to reach the farm track leading to haybarn.
Around the buildings and over the swing bridge to pick up the canal tow path. Following the tow path along to Lee Place bridge.
Leaving the WSP and following the farm track up Harsfold Hanger and past Harsfold Farm, then down the driveway to the A272 at the edge of Wisborough Green.
Over the A272 and down a residential lane that turned into a dirt track, that continued up to Newpound Lane. Along the lane to Fisher's Farm, where I could pick up the track down to Howfold Farm, then on to Durbans road.
Over Durbans road and down a "closed" path - I had been down here a few weeks ago and knew it was the bridge that was missing a few planks. The bridge now had a barrier rather than just the tape that was there last time, so I had to drop down to the river and climb up the opposite steep bank.
Once over the stream and along the path (there was a lot of signs that people had been using it recently so I was not alone in bypassing the closed sign! Next Up skiff Lane to Hookhurst farm where I picked up the path beside the driveway to Chandler's Barn.
Now on the parish boundary route between Kirdford and Ifold. I had been down here a few days ago and floundered in the mud, so followed a connecting path to the parallel path passing Wephurst Park. Then back home.
