By the north end of the picnic field, at a ‘Forest Trail’ sign’, a footpath climbs to the right then swings back left. Follow it into woodland, with conifers on the left. Soon go right on a level forest track which runs along the woodland edge, soon with a field on the right.

There are two houses just below the field. As you draw level with the second one, there’s a turning circle on the left, where a path rises diagonally through a plantation. Follow this to a steep straight track (the former tramway). Turn left, soon crossing a cattle grid into heathland.

Continue less steeply, past conspicuous mounds of quarry spoil. The track turns sharp left. It’s easy now to Abdon Burf, with its ugly masts and awesome views. From the summit, a rough path descends southwest (use the view indicator to confirm the direction). Follow it down to a line of posts. Go through these and keep descending by a fence. The path swings right, becoming a hollow way.

Meeting a lane, turn right, then left at a junction and soon left again at a gate. The waymark points diagonally right, but go straight ahead along the lefthand edges of several meadows, and maintain the same direction as the path merges with the sunken remains of an old green lane.

As you approach Abdon, a gate gives access to a garden. Go straight through, with signs directing you past the house and down the drive to a lane. Turn left, go past farm buildings and continue to a collection of barns. There’s a stony track opposite – walk a few paces along it to a bridleway on the left. Follow it uphill. Where it appears to come to a dead end, enter the field on the right and continue until a stile gives access to a board-walk in the garden of Lane Cottage.

Meet a lane and go a few paces right to a stile on the left. Climb steep pasture towards a fence/ hedge on the skyline. Cross it at a stile, continue to the far corner of the next field, then turn left on a track. At Highcroft, the track continues as a hollow way.

Go through a gate into pasture and follow the right-hand fence to the top corner. Pass through a gate and continue to a line of beeches on the summit ridge. Go forward through the beeches, then straight on down a track, through woodland, plantation and bracken to a junction. Turn sharp right.

The track crosses a stream. Fork left on a narrow path descending near the stream. When you meet a concrete track, turn left. After 600yds (549m) you’ll come to a junction. Branch right here if you want the pub or bus stop at Burwarton. If not, keep left and then straight ahead to return to the picnic site.