Chimid two

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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