Walking Britain South Downs Way Walks,Walking Routes & Hiking Trails
The South Downs Way walks listed below include both circular and linear routes along this 100 mile (160km) National Trail. All walks are free to download and print and all routes have GPS files. The walks include all the highlights of this trail which follows a number of old routes and droveways across the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs with many fine views along the way. The route also benefits from effective waymarking making navigation easy.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1015★ | Ouse Valley & Beddingham Hill from Newhaven Tide Mills | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1034★ | Beacon and Old Winchester Hills on the South Downs | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1038★ | Firle Beacon from Southease | moderate | 13.25 |
| 1357★ | Exceat circular via the Seven Sisters | moderate | 14.00 |
| 1466★ | Amberley circular via Arundel | moderate | 13.00 |
| 1615★ | Amberley circular via East Dean | mod/hard | 21.00 |
| 1628★ | Bignor Hill and The Denture from Amberley | moderate | 8.70 |
| 1629★ | The River Arun & South Stoke from Amberley | easy | 4.60 |
| 1633★ | Charleston Farm & Firle Beacon from Firle | easy/mod | 4.60 |
| 1638★ | Beachy Head & Eastbourne from East Dean | easy/mod | 6.20 |
| 1667★ | Blackpatch Hill & Harrow Hill from near Storrington | easy/mod | 7.20 |
| 1770★ | Southease or Rodmell to Falmer | easy/mod | 6.75 |
| 1782★ | Steyning Round Hill and No Man's Land from Steyning | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1835★ | Treyford & Didling from Hooksway | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1858★ | Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Ring from Steyning | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1917★ | Rackham Hill from Amberley | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2109★ | Upper Beeding to Washington by the South Downs Way | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2227★ | East Dean Circular | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2236★ | Wolstonbury Hill and Pyecombe from Patcham | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2419★ | Southease, Ditchling Beacon & Lewes | mod/hard | 17.00 |
| 2422★ | Butser Hill and Wether Down from Buriton | moderate | 12.50 |
| 2533★ | East Meon to Old Winchester Hill | moderate | 12.00 |
| 2662★ | Beacon Hill and Warnford from Exton | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 2684★ | Falmer to Pyecombe & Blackcap by South Downs Way | moderate | 8.75 |
| 2710★ | Old Winchester Hill from Exton | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2903★ | Stanmer to Streat | moderate | 12.50 |
| 3078★ | Cissbury Ring & Chanctonbury Ring from Washington | easy/mod | 8.25 |
| 3120★ | Alfriston to Rodmell by the South Downs Way | moderate | 9.00 |
| 3213★ | Pyecombe, Devil's Dyke & Upper Beeding | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 3305★ | Amberley Mount and Wepham Down from Burpham | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 3310★ | Washington to Littleton Farm by the South Downs Way | moderate | 13.00 |
| 3464★ | Rackham Hill & Kithurst Hill Circular | easy/mod | 6.70 |
| 3487★☩ | Edburton Hill & Devil's Dyke from Saddlescombe | hard | 10.50 |
| 3488★ | Devil's Dyke Circular | easy | 2.50 |
| 3516★ | Eastbourne to Alfriston by the South Downs Way | mod/hard | 12.50 |
| 3574★☩ | Firle Beacon & Cuckmere Valley | moderate | 10.40 |
Note - Walks are listed in numerical order.
★ GPS file ☩ Route profile
