The South Downs Way in West Sussex
Botolphs to Devil's Dyke
Main sections of this leg of the South Downs Way
- River Adur Valley
- Beeding Hill
- Truleigh Hill
- Leaving Truleigh
- Fulking Escarpment
- Edburton Hill
- To Devil's Dyke
Section length
6.0 miles
Nearest towns and villages
Steyning, Bramber, Upper Beeding, Edburton, Fulking, Poynings, Pyecombe
Food and drink
Available in Bramber and Upper Beeding and at the end of the leg at the Devil's Dyke hotel.
Public Transport
There's a bus service to Steyning from Shoreham and Brighton.
At the end of the leg there are sometimes buses in the summer down to Brighton from Devil's Dyke (but not in the winter or weekdays).
Hazards to look out for
There are a few fairly muddy sections which can be a bit slippery, especially the gate as you leave the Fulking Escarpment and head towards Devil's Dyke.
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 - WHERE TO STAY
- B&B Midhurst
- Hotels Midhurst
- B&B Chichester
- Hotels Chichester
- Hotels Petworth
- B&B Arundel
- Hotels Arundel
- B&B Worthing
- Hotels Worthing
- B&B Haywards Heath
- Hotels Burgess Hill
SOUTH DOWNS WAY - STEP BY STEP
- Butser Hill to Harting Down
- Harting to Cocking
- Cocking to Upwaltham
- Upwaltham to Amberley
- Amberley to Washington
- Washington to Upper Beeding
- Upper Beeding to Devil's Dyke
- River Adur Valley
- Beeding Hill
- Truleigh Hill
- Leaving Truleigh
- Fulking Escarpment
- Edburton Hill
- To Devil's Dyke
- Devil's Dyke to Ditchling Beacon
- South Downs Way Tips
SOUTH DOWNS WAY INFORMATION
- Cycling in Sussex
- Bike repairs
- Bicycle hire
- Mountain Biking
- Sussex Walking
- The Ramblers
- Other trails
- Horse riding
WEST SUSSEX TOWNS
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
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