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West Sussex > South Downs Way Guide
Picture of the steep slope of Butser Hill in Hampshire

The South Downs Way
leaving Butser Hill

An almost endless slope runs down from Butser Hill towards marks the start of the journey along the South Downs Way.

What better way to start a long journey with a gravity assisted light footed descent?

This is a fantastic run on a mountain bike, although there is a small gate that needs to be negotiated half way down. If you're lucky some kind soul might be on hand to open it for you so you maintain your momentum as you swoop down the hill on the smooth downland grass.

At the bottom of the hill there's a tunnel which goes underneath the A3, making a dice with death and the busy Portsmouth to London traffic a thing of the past.

If you're nearing the end of your journey from West Sussex then this can seem a pretty daunting climb though.

At 270 metres, or 889 feet, Butser Hill is as high as the South Downs get.

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Places to visit close to the South Downs Way

Amberley | Arundel | Ashington | Bepton | Bignor | Bramber | Bramber Castle | Burpham | Bury | Chanctonbury Ring | Charlton | Chilgrove | Clayton | Cocking | Compton | Cootham | Devil's Dyke | The Devil's Humps | Didling | Duncton | East Dean | East Harting | Edburton | Findon | Graffham | Harting Down | Heyshott | Houghton | Hurstpierpoint | North Marden | Parham House | Poynings | Pyecombe | Rackham | Singleton | Slindon | South Harting | South Stoke | Stedham | Steyning | Storrington | Torberry Hill | Treyford | Trotton | Truleigh Hill | Uppark | Up Marden | Upwaltham | Upper Beeding | Washington | West Dean

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SOUTH DOWNS WAY - STEP BY STEP
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  • Main Down
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