Steyning and Cissbury Ring

Submitted by Timwoods on 21 December 2007
 
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A linear, half-day low hills and fells (below 600m) walk in England starting at Steyning clock tower, West Sussex, about 7km (roughly 4 miles) long and . A quieter section of the South Downs, and all the better for it. Brighton and Hove buses take you to the village of Steyning, from where it's Downs all the way to the village of Findon. Start: Steyning clock tower, OS Grid: TQ175113
End: Findon High street, OS Grid: TQ121082 Elevation Profile (x: waypoint number, y: metres)
Gain (+/- 10%): 247m (812ft)
Total (+/- 10%): 456m (1497ft)
Loss (+/- 10%): 208m (685ft)
Max. Elevation: 180m (590ft)

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1. Steyning clock tower
OS Grid: TQ174113
Start of the walk
2. Steyning Round Hill
About 2 km (roughly 1 miles) from 1 OS Grid: TQ163102
From the village, take the path heading out to Round Hill and continue up to the top, where the South Downs Way meets the Monarch's Way.
3. No Man's Land
About 1 km (roughly 1 miles) from 2 OS Grid: TQ151097
Don't go along the South Downs, but head along the Monarch's Way to No Man's Land Valley - it's a nice quiet spot.
4. Cissbury Ring
About 2 km (roughly 2 miles) from 3 OS Grid: TQ135079
From the Monarch's Way, take the path due south to Cissbury Ring. This is a huge hillfort, the biggest in Sussex during the Iron Age, and now owned by the National Trust.
5. Findon
About 2 km (roughly 2 miles) from 4 OS Grid: TQ120087
Finish up in Findon, where you will find a pub and buses back to Worthing and Brighton.
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