South Downs Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 53.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 17h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 691 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 690 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 216 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 165 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 165 m - Walk north-east on Drove Ave
  3. 2 : km 0.83 - alt. 193 m - Walk north-east on Drove Ave towards S Downs Way
  4. 3 : km 1.01 - alt. 194 m - Walk north-east towards S Downs Way
  5. 4 : km 1.82 - alt. 176 m - Slight left onto S Downs Way
  6. 5 : km 2.27 - alt. 185 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  7. 6 : km 2.64 - alt. 175 m - Walk north-east on S Downs Way
  8. 7 : km 2.8 - alt. 170 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  9. 8 : km 2.88 - alt. 171 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  10. 9 : km 3.21 - alt. 175 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  11. 10 : km 3.92 - alt. 180 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  12. 11 : km 4.35 - alt. 179 m - Walk south on S Downs Way
  13. 12 : km 4.5 - alt. 184 m - Walk south on S Downs Way
  14. 13 : km 4.58 - alt. 182 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  15. 14 : km 4.69 - alt. 178 m - Walk south-west on S Downs Way
  16. 15 : km 4.74 - alt. 182 m - Walk south-west on S Downs Way
  17. 16 : km 4.76 - alt. 183 m - Turn left to stay on S Downs Way
  18. 17 : km 4.78 - alt. 181 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards White Way
  19. 18 : km 4.78 - alt. 181 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards White Way
  20. 19 : km 5.44 - alt. 164 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards White Way
  21. 20 : km 5.86 - alt. 147 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards White Way
  22. 21 : km 6.38 - alt. 112 m - Walk east on S Downs Way towards White Way
  23. 22 : km 6.86 - alt. 76 m - Walk east on S Downs Way towards Mill Ln
  24. 23 : km 7.33 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards Mill Ln
  25. 24 : km 7.62 - alt. 58 m - Walk south on S Downs Way
  26. 25 : km 7.88 - alt. 25 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  27. 26 : km 8.78 - alt. 11 m - Walk north-east on S Downs Way towards Piddinghoe Rd/C7
  28. 27 : km 8.87 - alt. 11 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards Gorham's Ln
  29. 28 : km 9.04 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Gorham's Ln
  30. 29 : km 9.04 - alt. 27 m - Walk south-west on Gorham's Ln
  31. 30 : km 9.05 - alt. 28 m - Turn left to stay on Gorham's Ln
  32. 31 : km 9.09 - alt. 28 m - Continue onto Piddinghoe Rd/C7
  33. 32 : km 9.09 - alt. 28 m - Walk south-east on Piddinghoe Rd/C7 towards S Downs Way/Southease Village
  34. 33 : km 9.09 - alt. 28 m - Walk south-east on Piddinghoe Rd/C7 towards S Downs Way/Southease Village
  35. 34 : km 9.14 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-east on S Downs Way/Southease Village
  36. 35 : km 9.42 - alt. 2 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  37. 36 : km 10.05 - alt. 2 m - Walk north-east on S Downs Way towards A26
  38. 37 : km 10.44 - alt. 9 m - Walk east towards A26
  39. 38 : km 10.46 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto A26
  40. 39 : km 10.56 - alt. 11 m - Walk east towards S Downs Way
  41. 40 : km 10.68 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto S Downs Way
  42. 41 : km 10.76 - alt. 33 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  43. 42 : km 11.68 - alt. 117 m - Walk north-east on S Downs Way
  44. 43 : km 12.27 - alt. 156 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  45. 44 : km 12.76 - alt. 165 m - Walk north-east on S Downs Way
  46. 45 : km 13.29 - alt. 178 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  47. 46 : km 13.48 - alt. 178 m - Turn right towards S Downs Way
  48. 47 : km 13.49 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto S Downs Way
  49. 48 : km 13.73 - alt. 184 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  50. 49 : km 14.18 - alt. 174 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  51. 50 : km 14.77 - alt. 165 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  52. 51 : km 14.8 - alt. 166 m - Turn left to stay on S Downs Way
  53. 52 : km 14.86 - alt. 168 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  54. 53 : km 15.38 - alt. 174 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  55. 54 : km 15.68 - alt. 184 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  56. 55 : km 16.32 - alt. 208 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  57. 56 : km 16.91 - alt. 199 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  58. 57 : km 17.27 - alt. 197 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards Bopeep Bostal
  59. 58 : km 17.7 - alt. 175 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way towards Bopeep Bostal
  60. 59 : km 18 - alt. 177 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  61. 60 : km 18.27 - alt. 189 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  62. 61 : km 18.72 - alt. 179 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  63. 62 : km 18.94 - alt. 169 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  64. 63 : km 19.31 - alt. 154 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  65. 64 : km 19.93 - alt. 131 m - Walk south-east on S Downs Way
  66. 65 : km 20.13 - alt. 113 m - Turn left to stay on S Downs Way
  67. 66 : km 20.13 - alt. 113 m - Walk east on S Downs Way
  68. 67 : km 20.13 - alt. 112 m - Turn right to stay on S Downs Way
  69. 68 : km 20.3 - alt. 101 m - Walk south on S Downs Way
  70. 69 : km 20.65 - alt. 90 m - Walk east on S Downs Way towards The Broadway
  71. 70 : km 20.95 - alt. 55 m - Walk east on S Downs Way towards The Broadway
  72. 71 : km 21.1 - alt. 38 m - Continue onto Kings Ride
  73. 72 : km 21.26 - alt. 25 m - Walk east on Kings Ride towards Weavers Ln
  74. 73 : km 21.38 - alt. 15 m - Walk east on Kings Ride towards Weavers Ln
  75. 74 : km 21.4 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Weavers Ln
  76. 75 : km 21.54 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street, C39
  77. 76 : km 21.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  78. 77 : km 23.88 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto The Street, C120
  79. 78 : km 23.97 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 26.67 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto East Dean Road, A259
  81. 80 : km 26.81 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  82. 81 : km 27.64 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Vanguard Path
  83. 82 : km 29.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  84. 83 : km 32.25 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto Esplanade
  85. 84 : km 33.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  86. 85 : km 37 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Beach Road
  87. 86 : km 37.31 - alt. 2 m - Continue onto Clifton Road
  88. 87 : km 37.43 - alt. 2 m - Continue onto Railway Road
  89. 88 : km 37.78 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left onto National Cycle Route 2
  90. 89 : km 37.89 - alt. 4 m - Continue
  91. 90 : km 38.48 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Robinson Road
  92. 91 : km 38.67 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  93. 92 : km 40.9 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto C7
  94. 93 : km 41.62 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  95. 94 : km 51.35 - alt. 176 m - Continue onto Drove Avenue
  96. 95 : km 52.14 - alt. 193 m - Turn slight right onto Drove Avenue
  97. S/E : km 53.13 - alt. 166 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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