West Chiltington Common — Partridge Green
Wespar one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Chiltington Common and Partridge Green.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Chiltington Common and Partridge Green.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 2
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
West Chiltington Common
Grid Ref
TQ0841317420
Lat / Lon
50.94603° / -0.45813°
Easting / Northing
508,413E / 117,420N
What3Words
thankful.devoured.volunteered
Partridge Green
Grid Ref
TQ1894019077
Lat / Lon
50.95885° / -0.30781°
Easting / Northing
518,940E / 119,077N
What3Words
margin.warp.kennels
Wespar One's land is
| West Chiltington Common | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ0841317420 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.94603° / -0.45813° |
| Easting / Northing | 508,413E / 117,420N |
| What3Words | thankful.devoured.volunteered |
| Partridge Green | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ1894019077 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.95885° / -0.30781° |
| Easting / Northing | 518,940E / 119,077N |
| What3Words | margin.warp.kennels |
| Arable | 47.3% |
| Pasture | 45.1% |
| Urban | 7.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Stephenwalking
01 May 2021 (edited 27 Jun 2023)I walked half this route on 26 April 2021, in the reverse direction, from Partridge Green to Dial Post. It was very enjoyable and easy to walk. No problems with navigating except at one point; where the path goes into Hookshile Wood there was no finger post or marker, and the path basically disappeared for a moment. Probably wouldn't be an issue heading east towards Partridge Green.
Mentioning Hookshile Wood, there is a beautiful display of bluebells right now; well worth the walk at this time of year just to see them.
The walk is also great because Knepp, just outside Dial Post, is well worth a visit. It is a walker's oasis all on its own. Even without time to go to Knepp, there is a pub in Dial Post as well as a cafe at the Garden Centre.
HOWEVER, there is a huge downside to this route. The A24. I had carelessly assumed there was a footbridge over or a tunnel under the A24. There isn't. So walkers have to risk life and limb crossing this 70mph dual carriageway. There is no way that I would recommend crossing it with pushchairs or wheelchairs, if you are not a fast walker / runner, or in low visibility conditions. And that was on a COVID day, with (theoretically) less traffic than on a 'normal' day. The only solution / alternative route for an alternative WESPAR route would be to go via Ashington, or via the A272 junction (where there are traffic lights).
I would walk it again, I would suggest it to others, especially if they have got a couple of hours to spend walking around Knepp as well. It is well drawn and reasonably straight. But it is not safe for all.
All in all, 3 stars is possibly fair.
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