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This circular walk is on the open Downs
with great views in all directions. Along the South
Downs Way
dropping down to Botolphs then along to Coombes and then
back over the Downs to the start point.
There is a bit of road walking but it just means you may need to step off the
road occasionally.
Ordnance Survey Map: Landranger No 198/ 1-50000 Or for more detail Explorer No 121/ 1- 25000
Distance 6 miles Time 2½ hours
Walk's 28 and 29 can be joined
together to make an 11 mile walk.
Just leave out the small piece of road marked by an x
on the maps.
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Park in the car park in the picture above left and then head up the
road |
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After the gate carry straight on |
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The path eventually bends to the right down to the gate. |
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You now enter Botolphs and you need to be aware of any cars
that come along and step off the road. |
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After a short distance the footpath in the picture
above is on your left and you can leave the road.When the path goes to your left, (The South Downs Way crosses the Adur here) you need to get on the road again and walk on to the church, above right. Carry on past the church along to Coombes, where you turn right as picture below right. No3 on map. |
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At the end of a very short road with the church in front of
you enter the field on your left, picture below left with cars in it(These will not be there as the farm had an open day on the day of our walk) Turn to your right and head up the field with the church on your right to the gate in the picture below right. |
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Go through the gate and turn left uphill to the gate in the picture on the left. Pass through the gate and turn right keeping the fence on your left and ignore the footpath that goes left. No4 on map |
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Keep the fence on your left as pictures left and right. To your left you get views of Lancing college in the distance |
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Eventually you come to the gate in the picture on
the left.No5 on map. Go through and carry straight on along the track shown in the picture on the right. Ignore all paths left or right. In the distance you will see the car park where you started from. |