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The path emerges into a surprisingly peaceful valley. Enclosed by hedges and trees for about 100 metres, you then turn left and follow the continuing path through grassland and on to a minor lane near a large Dutch barn at TQ 541 631. Crossing the lane the way passes to the right of the barn, and comes to a farm drive where you turn right. Passing a few houses and farm buildings the drive eventually becomes a track, which then narrows to an enclosed footpath.

Before 2014 this hidden valley was home to a golf course

About 500 metres after joining the track leave it in favour of a path on the left which is flanked on both sides by hedges and trees. It soon begins to rise up the downland slope towards Lower Wood. Entering a patch of scrub, veer right, then left up a sloping meadow. The path then angles along the fence-lined edge of the wood. There are splendid views ahead, and across to the right, where you can see over the brow of Round Hill to the wooded ridge through which the walk entered the valley. At the end of the fence-line the way continues along the top edge of two linking fields, until the garden boundary of Romney Street Farm and a crossing path at TQ 548 615.