Day Walks

Day Walk – Chichester - Bracklesham Bay

Saturday 8th June 2024

For those who want to work up an appetite Michael will lead a day walk of approximately 13 miles walking part of the Selsey Tram Way and English Coastal Path, with negligible climb to Bracklesham Bay to join those just going for the barbecue and social.

Free street parking should be available near or at 12th Chichester Scout HQ, Sherborne Road at the Westgate end (what3words – gravel.richer.disgraced). For those coming by public transport we will pass Chichester Railway Station/Bus Station en route so please let me know if you want to meet there.

You can see the routes which we will roughly be following from the link here:

https://www.mwhg.org.uk/walks-and-trails

and

The route from Chichester follows the canal to start with before heading through Hunston, past the church, through the golf course to Pagham Harbour and the RSPB centre (tea and coffee available here) before striking westwards towards Earnley to finish at Bracklesham Bay.
Philippa has offered to recover any walkers who want to finish earlier in the walk, the most obvious place being the RSPB reserve at Pagham Harbour which is after about 9 miles.

Bus 52 or 53 back to Chichester after the barbecue and social will cost £2 or free with an older person’s bus pass and they run quite late, or you might get a lift!
Please let Michael know if you intend to do the walk.

9.30 am for 9.45am start at scout HQ
10.00am at Chichester railway station/bus station
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Organiser: Michael Merritt

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Closing date for booking: 07/06/2024

Grid reference: SU 849 048
Post Code: PO19 3AA
what3words: : ///gravel.richer.disgraced
Coordinates: W 0.794366, N 50.83691

Day Walk – Devil's Dyke

Sunday 11th August 2024

Rescheduled from July

Meet at 10.30 for a 10.45 start in the Devil's Dyke car park.

If arriving by public transport catch the first 77 bus of the day which will arrive in the carpark for 10.20.

It may be possible to offer car shares depending on numbers.

We will walk along the top of Devil's Dyke the join the South Downs Way to Beeding Hill. At Beeding Hill we will join the Monarch way down to Southwick Hill where we then pick up the Sussex Border path up to Fulking Hill. At Fulking Hill we will rejoin the South Downs Way and return to the car park along the other side of Devil's Dyke.

The route is 11.4 miles and has 1685ft of ascent.

Organiser: Amber Benbow-Hart

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Grid reference: TQ 258 110
Post Code: BN1 8YJ
what3words: : ///foam.waffle.lordship
Coordinates: W 0.21252, N 50.8851

Day Walk – Patching

Saturday 7th September 2024

Meet at 10.00 for 10.15 start, parking on Arundel Road, Patching, next to the Fox Inn.

The walk will be 10 miles with a height gain of 250m, through Angmering Park to Barpham Hill and Wepham Wood.

Please let the organiser know if you plan to join us.

Organiser: Malcolm Fendick

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Grid reference: TQ 078 056
Post Code: BN13 3UJ
what3words: : ///cabin.exotic.relating
Coordinates: W 0.47057, N 50.8407

Day Walk – Seven Sisters

Sunday 6th October 2024

Meet at 10 for a 10.15 start outside the Seven Sisters Park Centre.

If arriving by public transport there is the number 12 bus.

It may be possible to offer car shares depending on numbers.

We will walk through Friston Forest to Jevington then join the South Downs Way to Ringwood. From Ringwood we will head past East Dean towards the Seven Sisters cliffs to once again join the South Downs Way back to our starting point.

The route is 12 miles.

Organiser: Amber Benbow-Hart

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Grid reference: TV 518 994
Post Code: BN25 4AD
what3words: : ///former.bracelet.regress
Coordinates: E 0.15388, N 50.7752