Chichester — Midhurst
Chimid two
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By Daisy C on 17 Nov 2024
Description
This route is largely cross country, hopefully it will prove more tempting than ChiMid 1 which is over 2/3 on roads including a 10km straight stretch. The only review says "Good walking from Midhurst down to Goodwood [then] unpleasant walking on busy roads".
This route has under 4km of road, sticks closely to the "good" part of the original and keeps to moderate gradients even when climbing the South Downs escarpment. The Chichester section is hopefully, green, quiet but with some character including the city walls (steps here, avoid them by using East Walls the lane below).
The 60 bus intersects several times and there are mid route eateries too. East Lavant @4.5km, Trundle car park @7.5km (coffee or pizza vans), Charlton @10.5 km, Cocking @16km, Cocking Causeway @19.5km. The mini map also shows a few bus stops and eating spots a bit further off the route.
There are many other ways to join Chichester and Midhurst and long-distance walks which do exactly that (New Lypchis Way) or have parts that could be piggy backed (Serpent Trail, West Sussex Literary Trail, Centurion Way) but this is the least steep combination I found which may have been the original designer's intention. If I designed a route for personal enjoyment it might be like the yellow line on the mini map which goes through three SSSIs and over summits. But it's longer and steeper with fewer opportunities to get a bus or something to eat
This route is largely cross country, hopefully it will prove more tempting than ChiMid 1 which is over 2/3 on roads including a 10km straight stretch. The only review says "Good walking from Midhurst down to Goodwood [then] unpleasant walking on busy roads".
This route has under 4km of road, sticks closely to the "good" part of the original and keeps to moderate gradients even when climbing the South Downs escarpment. The Chichester section is hopefully, green, quiet but with some character including the city walls (steps here, avoid them by using East Walls the lane below).
The 60 bus intersects several times and there are mid route eateries too. East Lavant @4.5km, Trundle car park @7.5km (coffee or pizza vans), Charlton @10.5 km, Cocking @16km, Cocking Causeway @19.5km. The mini map also shows a few bus stops and eating spots a bit further off the route.
There are many other ways to join Chichester and Midhurst and long-distance walks which do exactly that (New Lypchis Way) or have parts that could be piggy backed (Serpent Trail, West Sussex Literary Trail, Centurion Way) but this is the least steep combination I found which may have been the original designer's intention. If I designed a route for personal enjoyment it might be like the yellow line on the mini map which goes through three SSSIs and over summits. But it's longer and steeper with fewer opportunities to get a bus or something to eat
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Problems reported - Safety (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Chichester
Grid Ref
SU8606304817
Lat / Lon
50.83648° / -0.77916°
Easting / Northing
486,063E / 104,817N
What3Words
fire.jolly.racks
Midhurst
Grid Ref
SU8870621460
Lat / Lon
50.98571° / -0.73759°
Easting / Northing
488,706E / 121,460N
What3Words
exploring.crowns.food
| Chichester | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU8606304817 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.83648° / -0.77916° |
| Easting / Northing | 486,063E / 104,817N |
| What3Words | fire.jolly.racks |
| Midhurst | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU8870621460 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.98571° / -0.73759° |
| Easting / Northing | 488,706E / 121,460N |
| What3Words | exploring.crowns.food |
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review
Geoff Conway
11 Feb 2025I think this is the easiest, quickest, most pleasant way from Chichester up to St Roche's Hill/The Trundle and beyond down to Charlton. Beyond Charlton, the track up North Lane is straight forward and pleasant and at the northern tip of Levin Down the path up through Singleton Forest is also easy to find and follow. Towards the top of the forest and the South Downs Way there is an alternative route which is to follow the New Lipchis Way up to the top of Heyshott Down then down into Heyshott. There are great views of the Weald and I think this is more pleasant and easier to follow than going west along the South Downs Way and into Cocking and then following the path back across Hoe Copse to Mill Lane. After Heyshott, which has a pub - the Unicorn - following the New Lipchis Way means that you avoid any roads until you reach the Rother at Midhurst Wharf. This is longer than heading from Heyshott along Dunford Hollow towards the very busy A286 but the route passes through some wonderful heathland. Dunford Hollow is a pretty lane but it is narrow with no footpaths. At the end you wind up on the Chichester Road into Midhurst which is noisy and not very pleasant.
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Daisy C
11 Feb 2025Hi Geoff. Is this what you are thinking of?
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2877587?units=km
There are so many options and I'm not sure now what my rationale was, perhaps access to the bus route, hoping the traffic on Dunford Hollow would be minimal? But actual local knowledge trumps my desktop guesswork and there's under 400 metres difference in length. Happy to upload another version or for you to.
Geoff Conway
13 Feb 2025Hi Daisy - its good to hear from you. I am unfamiliar with Plotaroute. I tend to use the OS app or Hiiker. My route would not follow the New Lipchis Way into Heyshott as you need to walk across a long field to enter the village, I prefer to turn east at the foot of the down, then enter the village by way of Heyshott Street. However there isn't much in it and I agree there are loads of possibilities. For example, I like to go from the Trundle down into Singleton (bus stops, pub etc) then up over Levin Down. Its pretty and provides a good workout!
Daisy C
21 May 2025Hello again. Sorry for the delay I'm afraid I didn't get a notification when you replied. I'm not going to worry about uploading a new route. Especially as I'm going to the area soon and will be camping as I walk, and this version goes right past a site.
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