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The way slopes down almost to road level below the stumpy former lighthouse of Belle Tout (now a private dwelling), where you come onto a tarmac path rising to it. Pass round the inland side of the boundary wall, then resume across the clifftop to Birling Gap at TV 554 960. Refreshments may be had here.

Cross the car park and take a stony track beyond the public toilet block and pass a few houses. The way forks by the last house, with the South Downs Way cutting left to Exceat. Leaving that route now, go ahead on a bridleway signed to East Dean. Rising up a slope among gorse bushes, a bridle gate gives access to the NT-owned estate of Crowlink. Through a second gate follow a grass track onto the crest of Went Hill where you’ll see an orange-roofed barn. Ignore the track which now curves left, and keep ahead on the crest of the hill to enter a wooded area. On coming to a flint wall follow this to the left to reach a kissing gate. Through this maintain direction alongside a fence and shortly come to a stile. Over the stile aim slightly right ahead through a narrowing section of meadow enclosed by bushes and trees, to where a fence and flintstone wall meet. The wall is crossed by two stone stiles which give options for the continuing walk.