Leith Hill and Coldharbour
Facing the notice board in the car park, turn left and follow the public footpath signposted ‘The Tower’. At the green National Trust waymarker go straight on and at the next cross-tracks take the left public bridleway (The Greensand Way) up to Leith Hill Tower.
Return from the tower along the same path at first, but immediately past the tower turn left by the horse tether on the left. On meeting a waymarked public bridleway turn right. A track soon joins from the right and you descend to a cross-tracks. Take the path ahead, signed ‘Coldharbour Common Walk’, and pass through a gate. At the next waymarker turn left, following the green arrow signs. The path curves with views to the left, and keep left as other tracks join from the right. Ignore the next path on the left, then take the left fork following the direction of the green arrow. Continue to follow the green arrow and, at the subsequent one, the path turns to the right. Follow it uphill and, after it levels out, it leads to a metal kissing gate. At this T-junction turn right, past a small pond on the left and reach the green of the Coldharbour Cricket Club.
Walk on the track round the cricket pitch and through the car park and continue on the main track as it descends to meet Abinger Road opposite the Plough Inn. Turn right and, immediately past an old cottage, turn left along the public footpath. Pass through a gate and, shortly, go over a stile into a field. At the end of the field go over a stile into woodland and follow the winding track to a tarmac road where you turn left. Just past Kitlands Cottage take the public footpath to the right, crossing a stile into a field and walking downhill to the bottom left-hand corner. Cross wooden planks to a stile and follow the footpath half right across the next field. Head for the gate just after the water trough and go over the stile. Walk straight along a (sometimes muddy) track to meet a road and turn right.
At Henhurst Cross Lane turn right and at Bearehurst Lodge walk a short distance up the drive to take the public footpath on the right, just past the lodge house. Follow this to the end and go over a stile. Take a few steps to the right to enter the field on the right and walk up the left-hand side of this field, near to the tree-lined hedge. At the top, go over a stile (buried in vegetation) or, if it is open, through a metal gate, and head straight up this field to go over one stile, immediately followed by another stile directly ahead. Go over this stile and walk up the left-hand field edge (horses, keep dogs on lead) and, at the top, cross a stile and go across the next field towards a stile in the top right corner. Cross the stile on to a track, which kinks right then left, leading to Broomehall Road. Cross the road and take the public footpath opposite uphill through trees. At the top pass a seat on the right and meet Abinger Road. Cross the road and turn left to return to the car park.
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