Amesbury Walkers

Walk Organiser:  John Grylls, 19 Rife Way, Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 5JX.  Tel 01903-247332

Walk Fee: £1.00, Embroidered Badge £2.00. Cheques made payable to Amesbury Walkers

Start: Duncton Recreation Ground, A285, nr Petworth, Sussex Postcode GU28 0JY GR 197/SU963177]

KYRA’S TRAIL

BWF PT NO 189  - 21km

Route Directions

Leaving car park of Duncton Sports Ground, cross grass with Croquet Club fence on RHS, down slope to FP. TL with wire fence on both sides, and ahead to KG. Pass through KG and TR on tarmac road. Continue ahead. When road turns right, carry SO on BW downhill to reach iron gate with lake on RHS. Continue through gates and ahead crossing field and uphill with wood on RHS to T-junction. TL to reach road.


Cross road (WITH CARE). Pass through gates. Then uphill for 125m through gate and bear left ignoring wide tgrack going straight ahead. Keep ahead uphill through woods bearing left at BW sign. Continue ahead to next BW sign. BL and keep ahead to reach top of woods. TL on BW as it continues around top of woods, and then downhill between wire fences, and with woods on LHS, continue to reach cross tracks. Continue SO uphill with farmland on either side to reach gate. Pass through gate and downhill on grass track through copse to reach gates. Pass through RH gate and after 30m on sign on LHS.    

Q1. The ‘Big 3’ for farmland birds. What is No 1?

Continue along path between 2 rows of scrub and trees to reach a 3 finger BW signpost. TR and after 10m, BL uphill on wide track towards Radio Masts. Through gates passing Bignor Hill NT sign, then with Radio Masts on RHS, continue downhill on stony track. After appx 200m pass through wooden gates and immediately TR on grass track. After 100m take RH fork, (do not continue on South Downs Way). After another 100m take LH fork sign post Gumber Bothey to reach 5-bar gate. “Sheep grazing” and “Monarchs Way” Logo on gate and post. Passing through gate continue downhill for 2.5 km (This is “Stane Street”, the Roman road between London and Chichester) on grassy track passing Gumber Farm on LHS with Halnaker windmill in the distance to finally reach gate into woods.


Pass through gate, after 50m at 5 finger sign post and seat TR on first stony track signposted Upwaltham. Continue uphill for 1.5 km to reach cross track. TR then almost immediately TL, in 50m BR along edge of wood with field on left to reach Dakota Memorial.

Q2. From which air force were the crew of the Dakota?

Carry on, on grass FP, with fields on both sides, downhill to reach Black Barn. Follow FP to left, around Barn to reach black metal KG’s. Passing through both KG’s to reach road. TR on grass crossing road (A285 WITH CARE), and continue on track around Upwaltham Church on RHS. Just after church TL uphill towards woods. At top of hill FP turns right with woods on LHS to reach Lancaster Memorial.

Q3. To which squadron did the Lancaster belong?

TL into woods. At T junction TR and then TL at South Downs Way FP sign. Walk downhill for 600m taking 4th FP on RHS, just before “Crossdyke” (low mound running across field on RHS). Continue downhill then through woods, taking next RH fork steeply downhill to finally reach wall and rear entrance to Seaford College on LHS. Continue to Beechwood Lane, passing Beechwood House on LHS and lake on RHS, to reach main road A285. Cross road (WITH CARE) onto grass to reach track. TR and after 20m TL towards Manor Farm keep ahead with wall on left, cross stile and ahead across field to stile and bridge over river to rear of Pub and road. TR on grass verge to pass in front of pub passing Dye House Lane keep on grass verge to TR on lane to Burton Park continue on lane and at metal gates TL on FP between fences SO to KG opposite Burton Park Church. TL on FP between fences and retrace steps to Duncton Recreation Ground.

FP-Footpath. BW-Bridleway. LHS-left hand side. RHS-right hand side. SO-straight on. TL-turn left. TR-turn right. BR-bear right. BL-bear left.


NOTE. 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.  

Route updated: 12 February 2022