The South Downs Way in West Sussex
From Butser to Harting Hill
While many walkers choose to start at Buriton, Butser Hill is too good to miss. After descending from Butser Hill, the South Downs Way climbs through the woodlands of Queen Elizabeth Country Park before passing through an attractive well-wooded walk towards Harting Hill Nature Reserve.
More about the main sections of this leg of the South Downs Way
- Butser Hill
- Leaving Butser
- Queen Elizabeth Country Park
- Coulters Dean
- Milky Way
- Crossing the Sussex Border
- Main Down
- Tower Hill
Section length
5 miles
Nearest towns and villages
Buriton, South Harting.
Food and drink
Good pubs in South Harting and in Buriton.
Public Transport
You can catch a bus to Harting Hill from Petersfield of Chichester.
Buses to Queen Elizabeth Country Park from Havant and Petersfield.
Trains to Petersfield railway station.
Hazards to look out for
Crossing the road at the entrance to Harting Down Nature reserve.
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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- Butser to Harting Down
- Butser Hill
- Leaving Butser
- Queen Elizabeth Country Park
- Coulters Dean
- Milky Way
- Sussex Border
- Main Down
- Tower Hill
- Harting to Cocking
- Cocking to Upwaltham
- Upwaltham to Amberley
- Amberley to Washington
- Washington to Upper Beeding
- Upper Beeding to Devil's Dyke
- Devil's Dyke to Ditchling Beacon
- South Downs Way Tips
- Cycling in Sussex
- Bike repairs
- Bicycle hire
- Mountain Biking
- Sussex Walking
- The Ramblers
- Other trails
- Horse riding