PLAP 17 Broxa Forest Drive (12 miles) Print

Waypoint 1
Broxa Forest Option 1
1. Turn right out of the car park and follow the road down Reasty Hill (16%), pastBreckenhurst Farm and continue until you reach the purple way marker sign.
2. Turn right here and ride/drive down the field headland, across the bridges.
3. Turn right at the stone bridge, follow the cart track and again turn right at the tarmac road in front of the second lime kiln turn right once more.
4. Go through the field gate along an ancient embanked ride across two fields until you enter the forest through a gate on your left.
5. Continue along the pathway on the side of the hill (Clocks Road) until you reach the roadcrossing.
6. Cross straight over and continue to Surgate Brow Farm which will be on your left.Continue from point 5 described in Option 2.


Waypoint 2
Broxa Forest Option 2
1. Turn left out of the car park and continue along the long straight road for just over half a mile. At the first junction turn left.
2. This leads to a steep (20%) decline (a four wheeled carriage with brakes is essential here).
3. After a short distance you will reach a junction.
4. Turn right here, down the tarmac road to reach Surgate Brow Farm.
5. Having reached Surgate Brow Farm, options 1 and 2 continue past Silpho Brow Farm where the road becomes a track, and reverts back to a tarmac surface near to Beacon Farm (on your left).
6. On reaching the cross-roads, turn right just past Beacon Cottage Farm, continuing along the road and up a steep hill of approximately one mile. Note the sea views on your left.
7. You will join the identified Route at the Swang Road/Cumboots Brow ‘T’ junction.
8. Continue straight ahead along Swang Road.


Waypoint 3
Broxa Forest Option 3
1. Turn left out of the car park (similar to option 2) but continue along the road passing both the left hand turn mentioned in option 2, and a right hand turn to Silpho.
2. This option obviously both shortens the drive/ride as well as missing some off-roadriding/driving.
3. At the next junction all Options unite and lead to the hamlet of Suffield which can be seen from the Swang Rd./Cumboots junction.
The thieves dykes marked on your map will be on your right. They are a series of earth works believed to have been constructed during the Bronze Age and are thought to have had either a defensive role or one identifying a territorial boundary.
4. From here continue along the road to Hackness (approximately two miles) passingthrough parkland setting on your way. Note the relatively steep decline and bridge height restriction of 10 foot 3 inches.
5. In Hackness, the hall and Cotswold type stone church and school will be on your left. Don’t be tempted to turn right to Silpho as this road is very steep and has several sharp bends.