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A circular walk on the South Downs near Coombes

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.

Park in the car park in the picture above left and then head up the road
to the South Downs Way. Picture above right.No1 on map. Go through the
gate on your right and head down hill to the gate in the picture below middle.
On your left you get views of Steyning Bowl, Picture below left and
Annington Mere Farm, Picture below right also out across Steyning,Bramber
and Upper Beeding.

After the gate carry straight on
downhill two pictures below.

The path eventually bends to the right down to the gate.
Picture above. Go through the gate into a lane that bends
to the left as picture below left, eventually
bringing you to a road where you turn right.
Picture below middle. No2 on map.

You now enter Botolphs and you need to be aware of any cars that come along and step off the road.

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.
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.
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
Keep the fence on your left
as pictures left and right.
To your left you get views of
Lancing college in the distance
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.

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