Description
Book SynopsisDay Walks on the South Downs features 20 circular routes, between 6 and 14 miles (9km and 22km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities.
The routes are split into three geographical areas – Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex – and include walks to the most historic and beautiful areas of the South Downs National Park, including Winchester Hill Fort, Black Down, Chanctonbury Ring, Devil's Dyke, Ditchling Beacon and Beachy Head.
This guidebook is written by Deirdre Huston, a South Downs local, keen hill walker and experienced author.
Each route in this guide is described with easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, navigation information, refreshment stops and is plotted on clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping. Also included is a detailed Appendix.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction Acknowledgements About the walks Footpaths & rights of way Safety The Countryside Code How to use this book Km/mile conversion chart South Downs Area Map Section 1: Hampshire 1 Cheriton: Well-trodden Paths & Civil War Battlefields 2 Winchester Hill Fort & the Meon Valley Section 2: West Sussex 3 An Enclave of Tranquility at Harting Downs 4 Explore Two Sides of a Beautiful Downland Valley 5 A Woodland Climb to Ancient Common & Heath 6 Black Down, Up High & Inspiring: Tennyson’s Summer Home 7 Ancient Ebernoe Common & Milk Wood 8 River Arun & Easy Downland Loop 9 An Invigorating Hike to the Lee Side of the Downs 10 Historic Arun Floodplain 11 Chalk Escarpment, Distinctive Woodland & Chanctonbury Ring 12 Bramber and Beeding Hill: Town & Downland Loop 13 Spectacular Devil’s Dyke Versus Secrets of Low-Lying Footpaths 14 The Heart of the Historic Downlands 15 Gateway to the Downs Section 3: East Sussex 16 Agricultural Weald, Pubs & Downland to Ditchling Beacon 17 Vistas over Lewes Rape 18 From Villages to Beacons, Ridges to Coach Roads 19 A Favourite Walk: Forest, Heath, Downland & Chalk Cliff 20 Heritage Coastline Appendix
