Puttenham, The Sands & Gatwick. 12 miles (920462, Explorer 145)

This walk starts at Puttenham Common Top Car Park.

Leave the car park, return to and cross the road to follow wooden fence on left. Turn left at corner of fence to follow path into valley, turn left and in 20 metres turn right up slope to continue through woods. Leave woods through swing gate and follow path down to road.  

Turn left along road for about 100 metres to cross stile by metal gate on left to follow path through field bearing left and then uphill to stile with waymark. Cross field aiming for left-hand tree of a line of oaks ahead, with stile just to right. Cross stile and field with fence on left. Cross double stile in corner of field, continue ahead on enclosed path. Cross stile with Priory in view ahead, bear left on to well-defined green path and continue down to road. Go ahead along road to T-junction and turn left in front of Good Intent pub. Continue along road ignoring all footpath signs, and where road bends sharply right continue ahead on Lascombe Lane, signposted North Downs Way. Shortly, at fork, bear right. Continue ahead at top of hill on gravel track, and at fork on edge of open field bear right to reach road.

Turn left and immediately right on to sunken path. Pass through 2 swing gates and continue along left-hand edge of fields. Pass through swing gate on left signposted North Downs Way. At crossing tracks turn right and just before horse jumps ahead, turn right again down to road. Turn right and immediately left through swing gate to follow path at top of field. At end of second field turn right and immediately left following path with fence on left. At road, turn left down road, leaving North Downs Way.  

Where road bends sharply right by golf course continue ahead on gravel footpath, along left hand edge of playing fields, through woods to road. Cross road into Long Hill ignoring all paths off, to enter Forestry Commission land, Crooksbury Common. Continue ahead and leave Common on stony track through houses. Just before road at bottom of hill turn sharp left uphill on bridleway to reach driveway. At staggered crossroads bear left to reach road with figures of eagles on gateposts. Cross road and continue along bridleway down to road. Cross road, follow bridleway and enter field on left through small wooden gate. Cross field to enter woods through another wooden gate and continue ahead down to road.

Turn right to pass through hamlet of Gatwick, ignoring first bridleway on left to take second bridleway and continue past Kingshott Cottage to pass through woods. Where track turns sharp right, cross stile to cross field diagonally bearing right down to road. Turn left along road and shortly just beyond 30-mph signs take footpath on left. Cross stile and continue along right hand edge of field, through swing gate and leave field over stile ahead. At T-junction by large wall turn right and follow drive down to road. Turn left along road and shortly take footpath on left to retrace your steps and return to the car park.

If you encounter any problems with this walk please contact Richard or Nick.