From the church, walk down Church Street, turn left at the bottom, then right along Cherry Garden Lane. Keep ahead, crossing over a road and continuing along the path, past a beech hedge.

Keep ahead on reaching the road, past the imposing Withersdane Hall, soon to rejoin the path where the road curves sharp right. There are flat fields to either side but don't worry, this walk's not all so monotonous – just be patient. At the road, cross over and continue ahead, following the track ahead – this can get very muddy. At a crossing of tracks maintain direction, and follow a marker post straight across a field to reach the road.

Turn right and in a few paces take the footpath left at a sign saying 'Welcome to Wye Downs'. Walk up the steps, go through a gate and continue winding your way to the top of the hill, passing the dramatic gorge known as the Devil's Kneading Trough on your right. You get wonderful panoramic views from here. Beyond a gate, turn left through a further gate and follow the North Downs Way ahead and through trees to the road.

Turn right along the road, and then cross the stile on the left, just by the entrance to the Devil's Kneading Trough Restaurant. Walk along the field edge, go right at the marker post and keep to the right of a wood. Soon the path winds through trees to a road. Turn left here and keep ahead. At the second crossroads, climb the stile on the right-hand corner. Walk along the edge of the field, following it right to cross three more stiles and join a road.

Turn left here and walk up to the village green and pond at Hastingleigh. Turn right, past the war memorial, and then take the bridleway on the left. At the corner of the woods, where the main track goes ahead, turn left to walk along the field-edge. Your path now goes ahead, across the middle of a field, over a stile and into woodland. Go straight through the wood and come out on the road.

Continue walking ahead and at the busier road, cross over and maintain direction up the clear track. Walk across the middle of the field to a junction of paths. Go to the right here, along the field-edge track, down to a tarmac lane. Turn left, walk past houses on your right and continue to pass to the right of Little Combe. The tarmac gives way to a track, keep ahead along the field-edge, eventually passing through a wood to reach a gate.