South Downs National Park and West Sussex Walks Pathfinder Guidebook

by: Nick Channer revised by Fiona Barltrop
This guidebook provides 180 miles of absorbing walking through the heathland, wooded vale and pretty villages of the Low Weald from Durford Heath to Ardingly, across the splendid spine of chalk that is the backbone of the South Downs National Park, including 'Glorious' Goodwood and the prehistoric hill forts at Cissbury and Chanctonbury Rings, and Sussex-by-the-Sea from the intricate inlets of Chichester Harbour to the unspoilt Climping.

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

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks and each walk recalls a unique aspect of West Sussex. 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 following 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:
Amberley and Parham House - 7.75 miles
Ardingly Reservoir - 5 miles
Arundel Park and South Stoke - 7.25 miles
Belloc's Mill - 6 miles
Bignor Hill and River Arun - 11.5 miles
Bosham and Fishbourne from West Itchenor - 10 miles
Bramber, Beeding and Downs Link - 11 miles
Chidham Peninsula - 5 miles
Cissbury and Chanctonbury Rings - 11 miles
Climping Beach and River Arun - 3.75 miles
Cuckfield and Ansty - 5.25 miles
Devil's Dyke - 3.75 miles
Durford Heath and Rogate Common - 3.5 miles
Goodwood and West Sussex Literary Trail - 9.5 miles
Horsted Keynes and the Bluebell Railway -5 miles
Kingley Vale - 3.5 miles
Loxwood and Wey South Path - 4.5 miles
Midhurst and Cowdray Park - 6.5 miles
Pulborough Brooks - 3.75 miles
Selsey and Pagham Harbour - 7.5 miles
South Harting to the Downs - 7.75 miles
St Leonard's Forest - 4 miles
Temple of the Winds from Fernhurst - 6.25 miles
Iping Common, Three Commons Walk - 4 miles
West Hoathly and Weir Wood Reservoir - 8 miles
Wey and Arun Canal from Billingshurst - 6 miles
Wolstonbury from Hurstpierpoint - 5.75 miles
Woolbeding Common and Hammer Wood - 7.25 miles

ISBN 9780319091746 Pages 95 (2022) 132mm x 228mm