High traffic levels, high speed limit and limited amount of space available when cars pass all look pretty grim on Google Street View. Or you could keep the bones of this route (and all the lane walking) but lose the A286 and use the northern part of EmsMid 1 instead from where they cross....

Daisy C

The original route line rarely sits on top of the actual path, in places it's 200m away and at one point on the wrong side of a major A-road....

Daisy C

I did this route in two sections: Midhurst-> East Dean on 26/12/24 and Westergate -> East Dean on 26/12/23. The Northern half is lovely with lots of woods and nice views. The Southern half is more of a mixed bag, with the parts around Chichester and the A27 incurring a fair amount of misery, but acceptable....

srsaunders

There is a much straighter route mostly on public footpaths across the south of Midhurst Common, through The Warren over to the Minsted road, skirting the south of the sand pit to Fitzhall, over to Dumpford via Goldrings Farm, along the old railway line to avoid the road, then a short section of road in Nyewood before picking up the Serpents trail across to Down Park Farm and finally into Petersfield via Ryefields. This is easy to navigate and there are refreshments along the way at Sky Park and sometimes also at Henry Warren Hall in Nyewood....

malinka

A very nice route, although the GPX trail is not very accurate in places, just follow the obvious paths and you should be ok. Run in Feb 23, sections were very muddy/wet although they should dry up in the summer. Couple of kissing gates making it not suitable for larger buggies/wheelchairs...

codesmon

The route is particularly nice in its variety: some sections in woodland, some out in fields, lots of beautiful heathland....

Oliver

Most of the roads are single track back roads so quite quiet, however there were some parts on bigger roads without pavements so care is needed. The Serpent Trail is used both coming out of Petersfield and going into Midhurst, but make sure you turn off at the right point....

Penny

Unpleasant walking on busy roads south of Goodwood Triangle carpark SU87951134. There are much quieter routes into Chichester on the other side of the Trundle...

moschatel

In general, this route has issues with accuracy, as the route does not follow the paths outlined and therefore is actually longer by quite a distance. After getting to Wadesmarsh Farmhouse, the route tells you to turn east and then south, but the connection to the public footpath is cut off. While there was a footpath on the road, it was quite busy and unpleasant to walk on....

Ingrina

Nearest alternative pubs are the Halfway Bridge, a mile north of Selham, or the Badgers (recommended) beyond Duncton Common on the A285. Very muddy after recent rain between (say) Hurlands Farm (Selham) and the start of Duncton Common...

Jem

A couple of nice pubs en route at Henley and Fernhurst, plus a cafe at the cricket pavillion in Fernhurst....

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