South Downs National Park and East Sussex Walks Pathfinder Guidebook

by: David Hancock
This Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout East Sussex and the South Downs. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale maps and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Each walk entry begins with a box giving start, distance, height gain, time, parking and route terrain. This is followed by a short overview highlighting the routes features. The main route finding instructions have paragraphs numbered corresponding to numbers on the OS map making navigation safe and easy. There are GPS references for all the route waypoints and the route is highlighted in yellow on the map. The guide also includes information on where to park, good pubs and places of interest along the route.

The walk locations are:
Northiam and Great Dixter - 3 miles
Battle - 1066 Country Walk - 3.5 miles
Airman's Grave and Duddleswell - 3.5 miles
Brightling Park and Fuller's Follies - 4 miles
Barcombe Mills and the Ouse Valley - 4.5 miles
Pevensey Levels - 5 miles
Cuckmere Haven from Seaford - 4.5 miles
Burwash and Bateman's - 5 miles
Firle Beacon and Charleston Farmhouse - 5 miles
Bewl Water from Wadhurst - 5.5 miles
Herstmonceux - 5.5 miles
Rye from Iden - 6 miles
Hartfield, Withyham and '500' Acre Wood - 6 miles
Bodiam Castle and the Rother Valley - 7 miles
Beachy Head and Long Down - 6.75 miles
Icklesham from Winchelsea - 6.75 miles
Groombridge - through the Medway Valley - 7 miles
Blackboys and Waldron - 7.5 miles
Friston Forest, the Seven Sisters and Cuckmere Haven - 6.5 miles
Mayfield and Wadhurst Park - 8.25 miles
Alfriston, Long Man of Wilmington and Jevington - 8.25 miles
Blackcap and Stanmer Down from Ditchling Beacon - 8.5 miles
Arlington and Abbot's Wood - 8.5 miles
Sussex Border Paths from Fletchling - 9.25 miles
Cuckmere River and Norton Top from Alfriston - 9.25 miles
Telscombe Downland Walk - 9.5 miles
Ditchling Beacon and Wolstonbury Hill - 9.5 miles
Lewes, Balmer Down and the River Ouse - 12 miles

ISBN 9780319090909 Pages 95 (2020) 133mm x 229mm