Walking Britain Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Ring from Steyning
Introduction to Walk 1858
Nat Park - South Downs
County/Area - West Sussex
Author - Hugh Maguire
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
Ascent - 1520 feet / 461 metres
Time - 6 hours 50 minutes
Grade - moderate
A West Sussex walk on the South Downs. The route includes the Iron Age Forts of Cissbury Ring and Chanctonbury Ring. Starting from near the picturesque village of Steyning the walk uses well marked paths including sections of the South Downs Way and the Monarch's Way. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL10 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL10 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 198 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 198 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Walks from the same start
Steyning Round Hill and No Man's Land from Steyning
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
Other walks nearby
1.8 miles / 3.0 km away
Upper Beeding to Washington by the South Downs Way
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
3.2 miles / 5.1 km away
Cissbury Ring & Chanctonbury Ring from Washington
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.3 miles / 13.4 km
3.4 miles / 5.4 km away
Washington to Littleton Farm by the South Downs Way
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
6.3 miles / 10.1 km away
Edburton Hill & Devil's Dyke from Saddlescombe
Grade - hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
6.4 miles / 10.2 km away
Blackpatch Hill & Harrow Hill from near Storrington
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.2 miles / 11.7 km
6.4 miles / 10.2 km away
Rackham Hill & Kithurst Hill Circular
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.7 miles / 10.9 km
7.7 miles / 12.3 km away
Pyecombe, Devil's Dyke & Upper Beeding
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
8.3 miles / 13.2 km away
Amberley Mount and Wepham Down from Burpham
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
8.5 miles / 13.6 km away
Wolstonbury Hill and Pyecombe from Patcham
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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