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2 Woolbeding Common to Midhurst Liphook River Rother Midhurst South New Downs South Lipchis Way Downs Total trail length 62.4 km / 39 miles. Total trail climb 645 m / 2,116 ft. LIPHOOK Midhurst RAMBLERS Town Council River Lavant Singleton Footprints of Sussex Chichester Pear Tree Cottage, Jarvis Lane, Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3GL www.newlipchisway.co.uk East Head Logo design – West Sussex County Council West Wittering Printed by – Wests Printing Works Ltd., Steyning, West Sussex Designed by – [email protected] 0 5 10 km © 2012 Footprints of Sussex 0 5 miles Welcome to the New New Lipchis Way This delightful walking trail follows existing rights of way over its 39 mile/62.4 kilometre route from Liphook, on Lipchis Way the Hampshire/West Sussex border, to East Head at the entrance to Chichester Harbour through the heart of the South Downs National Park. Being aligned north-south, it crosses all the main geologies of West Sussex from the greensand ridges, through Wealden river valleys and heathlands, to the high chalk downland and the coastal plain. In so doing it offers a great variety of scenery, flora and fauna. The trail logo reflects this by depicting the South Downs, the River Rother and Chichester Harbour. It can be walked energetically in three days, bearing in mind that the total ‘climb’ is around 650 metres/2,000 feet. The maps divide it into six sections, which although unequal in distance, break the route into stages that allow the possible use of public transport. There is a good choice of accommodation and restaurants in Liphook, Midhurst and Chichester, elsewhere there is a smattering of pubs and B&Bs – although the northern section is a little sparse in that respect. You will need two Ordnance Survey Explorer maps to cover the route; numbers 120 & 133: the trail is clearly shown on both. In addition there are some written route notes where things become a little tricky – illustrated on our maps by the symbol: And to enjoy your journey to the full please do remember the Countryside Code : O Be safe, plan ahead and follow any signs. O Leave gates and property as “exploring West Sussex you find them. from head to toe in all its O Protect plants and animals and take natural beauty” your litter home. O Keep dogs under close control. O Consider other people. A 39 mile waymarked walk Also: from Liphook to East Head O Take nothing away but photographs and memories. www.newlipchisway.co.uk O Leave nothing but your shallow footprints. Useful Route Contacts Notes Two great places to start for overall information about the The route is waymarked along its entire length. However, area, maps, accommodation and transport are the Tourist where this symbol is shown on the map you should Information Centres: Midhurst 01730 817322 take extra care to ensure you are following the correct Chichester 01243 775888 route. These notes, running from north to south, may help. There are railway stations at Liphook and Chichester. Map 1 Details on: www.nationalrail.co.uk or call 08457 484950. 1 Turn L up the side of the valley, ignoring the South of Midhurst buses are easier. There’s a service unmarked track ahead. between Chichester and West Wittering (not Itchenor) 2 The L turn is in a small clearing with a footpath going (details on www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk or call 08712 ahead. The fingerpost on the R is difficult to spot. 002233) and between Chichester and Midhurst (details 3 Just 400m after the last turn several tracks meet in on www.stagecoachbus.com or call 08451 210170). Both these forest workings. Take the bridleway sign R. good services. Map 2 From Midhurst to the Hampshire border you will have to 4 Turn R off the broad track on a footpath going steeply rely on local taxis, or make circular walks using the trail. downhill to join a lower track beside a stream. After You can get the two O.S. Explorer Maps that you need 150m, at the entrance to Ash House, fork R off this from most Sussex bookshops or online direct from track onto a well-hidden narrow footpath. Ordnance Survey at: www.ordsvy.gov.uk 5 Keep straight ahead – as close to the riverbank as possible – on this permissive path. There’s readily available accommodation in Liphook, Midhurst and Chichester and some B&Bs in between. Map 3 Try: www.visitchichester.org 6 900m after the old bridge leave the Serpent Trail or: www.visitmidhurst.com following a bridleway fingerpost at an angle of or: www.bedandbreakfast-directory.co.uk about 30° L. At the four armed fingerpost ahead, The northern section down to Midhurst is pretty thin on turn L and in just 20m turn R being careful to follow hostelries, unless you go ‘off-trail’. Further south it gets the footpath fingerpost into the woods – not the easier with good watering holes at Midhurst, Heyshott, broader unmarked track immediately before it! Singleton, Lavant, Chichester, Itchenor and West Wittering. 7 If the footpath is ploughed over, walk around the right hand side of the field and turn L in the corner to The West Sussex County Council interactive website is good rejoin the path heading towards Heyshott. for this, go to: www.westsussex.gov.uk/imap. Map 4 It’s always a good idea to take two minutes to look at the 8 Cross the old railway bridge and double-back L to weather forecast before setting off on a full day’s walk: join the course of the old railway heading south. www.bbc.co.uk/weather or call 0870 900 0100. If you have difficulty with access to the paths on this trail Map 5 9 After crossing Salterns Lock keep R on a narrow please report it to: path to Birdham Pool marina and shipyard. West Sussex County Council Rights of Way at: www.westsussex.gov.uk/prow or call: 01243 777620. Map 6 Guide compiled and produced by There is an option at the end of this section to Footprints of Sussex continue to and around East Head or to turn L into www.footprintsofsussex.co.uk West Wittering. Liphook to Woolbeding Common 1 Woolbeding Common 2 to Midhurst A3 To Petersfield LIPHOOK To Haslemere WOOLBEDING B2131 COMMON P P Midhurst P Road Highfield Lane Stanley B2070 1 Common Wispers Iron Hill Ash 4 Sussex Border Path House Hollycombe 5 A286 Iping Stedham Woolbeding Mill Mill River Rother Home Stedham Farm Hall Elmers Marsh P A272 P 2 i 3 Upper North Park Farm MIDHURST PH Older Hill Redford Titty Hill P Stedham WOOLBEDING Marsh COMMON Length 8.5 km/5.3 miles – climb 205 m/673 ft Length 12.5 km/7.8 miles – climb 45 m/148 ft 0 1 2km 0 1 2km 0 1mile 0 1mile Midhurst Singleton 3 to Singleton 4 to Chichester A272 i PH West Sussex P SINGLETON St Anns PH Literary Trail Hill River Rother Charlton West Dean MIDHURST College A286 P Glorious Monarchs Way Goodwood +206m 8 St Roche’s See Hill larger 6 6 Serpent Trail scale map Centurion Way 7 Heyshott PH Mid Lavant Cocking Goodwood House PH East Lavant Goodwood Steep Aerodrome Hill +225m South Downs Way A286 A286 Centurion Way Charlton Forest CHICHESTER P A286 See larger scale map next page Length 12.3 km/ 7.7 miles A259 – climb 240 m/787 ft P Levin 0 1 2km A27 Down SINGLETON 0 1mile Length 13.3 km/8.3 miles – climb 150 m/492 ft Charlton PH PH 0 1 2km 0 1mile Chichester West Itchenor 5 to West Itchenor 6 to West Wittering Basin Canal Chichester Ship Canal Hunston Bridge Poyntz Poyntz i CHICHESTER PH 2km A27 P Ship Canal Ship Stockbridge WEST Chichester Chichester Bridge Cutfield 1mile ITCHENOR 1 PH Chichester Dell Quay P Harbour Marina 0 0 East Head Farm 9 Church 1 Shipyard PH Length 10.4 km/6.5 miles WEST WITTERING – climb 5 m/16.5 ft P Hoe Bosham Bosham Length 5.4 km/3.4 miles. Total climb <5 m/16.5 ft P (add 2 km/1.3 miles for East Head) WEST ITCHENOR 0 1 2km i P PH 0 1mile Key to map symbols P CHICHESTER i Tourist Information Centre School P School County Car park School Hall Viewpoint Westgate Church Chichester College i Cathedral A259 P Rail station A27 Canal PH Public house Basin Bus stop Hills Liphook to 1 Woolbeding Common Our route crosses several areas of lowland heath, or common land. These developed on poor soils during the Stone Age as trees were removed and prevented from re-growing by grazing and burning. Long thin parishes evolved with each village having access to downland, meadow, arable land, heath and woodland. Commoners’ rights to the heathland were very important – for grazing and as a source of a wide range of raw materials. Such constant use kept the heaths open, providing an important and diverse habitat for many plants and wildlife. Titty Hill Many wildflowers and birds are returning to these areas, including the rare Nightjar, Woodlark and Dartford Warbler. Woolbeding and Heyshott Commons are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Stanley Common lost this status due to its over-grown state. Although the habitat has now been restored, regaining SSSI status is not easy. The grazing of cattle is an important part of heathland management. Traditional, rare breeds are used as they are well able to survive in a hostile environment. Shetland cattle may be seen on Stanley Common. The 1912 Herd Book describes them: ‘They are extraordinarily hardy, the weaklings having died out long ago’.
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