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About 150 metres before reaching the car park, note a large wooden signpost. At this point turn left on what is part of a circular walk. Aim for a marker post and continue into Upper Beechen Wood where a broad path takes you down a slope, at the foot of which you cross a fairway – beware flying golf balls! Continue up the grass slope opposite, but very soon veer left on a path rising through more woodland. At the top of the slope come to crosstracks and maintain direction to a ladder stile and a gate. An enclosed path now leads ahead to a field, which you cross to Redmans Lane at TQ 510 637.

Turn left, and after about 100 metres bear right on a concrete driveway leading to two bungalows. At the end of the second garden boundary the path enters a large field. Keep to the right-hand edge, and at the far corner cross a stile into a sloping meadow, with fine views to the steep scarp slope of the Downs. Hills of woodland and meadow fold into neat valleys ahead.

Descend alongside a fence to the bottom left-hand corner where you come onto a lane opposite a cottage at TQ 515 628. Bear left, following the lane through an avenue of mature trees, then turn right at a T-junction. There’s an interesting memorial stone up a few steps on the right. Continue up the lane to another junction. Ignore the left turn for Shoreham and stay on the right fork for a short distance. On coming to a cottage on the left, turn onto a track immediately left of the driveway. This track runs above and to the right of a sunken pathway, veering to the right and rising steadily. When it forks at the entrance to Meenfield Wood continue directly ahead, with steep meadows sweeping down to Shoreham on your left.