Downs Link (South To North)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 60.44 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 18h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 371 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 212 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 172 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Start out going south on walkway (See map for details).
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn left.
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Buckingham Road.
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Queens Place.
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 5 m - Queens Place becomes Hebe Road.
  6. 6 : km 0.45 - alt. 4 m - Hebe Road becomes Swiss Gardens.
  7. 7 : km 0.47 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Victoria Road.
  8. 8 : km 0.59 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  9. 9 : km 0.66 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto A283/Old Shoreham Road.
  10. 10 : km 0.68 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Ropetackle.
  11. 11 : km 0.82 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northwest (See map for details).
  12. 12 : km 1.17 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Downs Link.
  13. 13 : km 4.67 - alt. 4 m - Turn right to stay on Downs Link.
  14. 14 : km 5.55 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed west through South Downs National Park (See map for details).
  15. 15 : km 5.9 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Downs Link.
  16. 16 : km 6.75 - alt. 2 m - Turn left to stay on Downs Link.
  17. 17 : km 7.36 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Castle Lane.
  18. 18 : km 7.37 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right.
  19. 19 : km 7.49 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  20. 20 : km 8.59 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Kings Barn Lane.
  21. 21 : km 9.59 - alt. 12 m - Kings Barn Lane becomes Wyckham Lane.
  22. 22 : km 10.83 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Downs Link.
  23. 23 : km 11.42 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  24. 24 : km 11.97 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Downs Link.
  25. 25 : km 14.57 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Hollands Lane.
  26. 26 : km 14.6 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Station Road.
  27. 27 : km 14.8 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Upper Station Road/Downs Link.
  28. 28 : km 14.82 - alt. 24 m - Upper Station Road/Downs Link becomes West End Lane.
  29. 29 : km 14.84 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Downs Link.
  30. 30 : km 17.48 - alt. 6 m - Turn left to stay on Downs Link.
  31. 31 : km 17.64 - alt. 9 m - Downs Link becomes unnamed road.
  32. 32 : km 17.89 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto B2135/Horsham Road.
  33. 33 : km 18.41 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right onto Downs Link.
  34. 34 : km 30.19 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Weston's Hill.
  35. 35 : km 31.29 - alt. 36 m - Turn right.
  36. 36 : km 37.85 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  37. 37 : km 37.95 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Road.
  38. 38 : km 38.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Tate's Way.
  39. 39 : km 38.13 - alt. 41 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed northwest (See map for details).
  40. 40 : km 38.45 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Downs Link.
  41. 41 : km 39.69 - alt. 79 m - Turn left to stay on Downs Link.
  42. 42 : km 40.51 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Station Road (Portions unpaved).
  43. 43 : km 40.54 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Downs Link (Portions unpaved).
  44. 44 : km 53.99 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right onto walkway. Proceed southwest (See map for details).
  45. 45 : km 53.99 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Downs Link.
  46. 46 : km 54.15 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right.
  47. 47 : km 54.18 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Downs Link.
  48. 48 : km 54.65 - alt. 66 m - Turn right to stay on Downs Link.
  49. 49 : km 55.35 - alt. 47 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed southeast (See map for details).
  50. 50 : km 55.54 - alt. 47 m - Turn left.
  51. 51 : km 59.06 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  52. 52 : km 59.17 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Downs Link.
  53. 53 : km 59.48 - alt. 80 m - Turn right to stay on Downs Link.
  54. 54 : km 59.98 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  55. 55 : km 60.08 - alt. 139 m - Stay straight to go onto North Downs Way.
  56. 56 : km 60.36 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  57. E : km 60.44 - alt. 172 m

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