ローランズ城の天然記念物・トップ16

Head south from Harting down to join bridle path heading South down to Centurion way and thence to Chichester railway station, 11 miles. Mainly a descent, Just one climb and then the joy of the recently upgraded cycle path the last 5 miles to Chichester. Winchester railway station to Chichester railway station 44 miles.

It's worth noting that the pictures here are of Devil's Humps (10 mins away) not Bow Hill. This marker is in the middle of some woodland without a view (but you do walk past a good view as you turn off the main path!)

This was on the last leg of the King Alfred’s Way for me and was one of the few descents in the whole trip i walked, dry conditions but on a loaded gravel - the descent was more treacherous than i was prepared to risk / but amazing views from the top and a fast through the fields ride from the bottom.

Amazing views

Nice place with spectacular views. Easy path.

Known as the ‘Devil’s Humps‘and the ‘King's Graves,‘ many legends and folklores surround these Bronze Age barrows. Whatever the truth the commanding position at the very top of Kingley Vale is a clear indication that they marked the resting place of important people, perhaps tribal leaders. This may be evidence of the beginnings of social hierarchies at this time. https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kingley-Vale-Hidden-Trail-Final-web-version.pdf

South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, designated on March 31, 2010. The park covers an area of 1,627 square kilometers in the south of England and extends for 140 kilometers from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east, through the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The national park includes the chalk hills of the South Downs (which on the Channel coast form the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head) and a significant part of a distinct physical-geographical region, the western Weald, with its heavily wooded sandstone and clay hills and valleys. The idea for a national park on the South Downs emerged as early as the 1920s, when there was growing concern about increasing threats to the beautiful landscape, especially the impact of uncontrolled speculative housing development on the eastern Sussex Downs. The national park has a rich industrial heritage and history, such as old iron mines, watermills, castles and country houses. The national park also has great biodiversity and is home to more than 3,000 species of plants and animals, including rare orchids, butterflies, birds and bats.

Worth the slippery, chalky muddy ascent from Mile End lane - looking forward to repeating the route in summer with less mud!