Route
Start at Itford Farm
Head to Southease station to cross the railway line and river bridge.
Continue on clear path and then through Southease village (0.5m) to climb to junction with road.
Cross road (bear slightly right) and go through gate in corner of junction to take footpath which drops downhill bears left and then straight along valley bottom on good track.
At 1.5m turn sharp right and up a steep climb to Mill Hill and through gate to narrow path.
Descend a little and then begin a long climb on the ‘yellow brick road’.
At top of climb (3m) don’t follow road but turn right then left to continue along ridge above Kingston through a couple of gates.
Bear left at dewpond and then continue along clear path to a gate.
Caution here, take two right turns to loop around valley and descend towards the Newmarket pub on the A27.
Halfway down the hill take a left turn (6.5m) to descend steeply and turn right to follow a track to the tunnel under the railway.
Turn left and follow path to the footbridge over the A27.
Cross bridge and turn right to the changeover just before the lay-by.
Access
Itford Train to Southease or Compass Bus 123 from Lewes
Rules
- After Southease church turn right onto the Newhaven - Rodmell road, cross over and take the first footpath on the left (422054) marked South Downs Way. Do not continue along the road into Rodmell or use the Permissive Path to Rodmell signposted earlier.
- Follow the path to Housedean Farm, crossing the A27 by the single track farm bridge (367092).
- Support vehicles are banned from crossing the A27 via the farm bridge to reach the lay by near the changeover. They should continue to Falmer and cross at the university junction.
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