Sunday Walk - Westerly South Downs: Petersfield to Rowlands Castle

Length: 17.4 km (10.8 mi)

Ascent/Descent: 308/335 m 

Net Walking Time: ca. 4 hours

Toughness: 3 out of 10 

 

Take the 09.30 Portsmouth Harbour train from Waterloo (Clapham J 09.39, Woking 10.04), arrives Petersfield 10.45. Return trains: xx.13 (91 mins). Buy a Rowlands Castle return. 

 

An undulating ramble through the little-known western reaches of the South Downs. Though there are a couple of steep climbs, the overall gradients are not too arduous, and your reward is some fine hilltop views in the second half of the walk.

 

Lunch: The Red Lion in Chalton (10.5 km/6.5 mi, food all day). 

Tea: For details of the tea shop and the three pubs in Rowlands Castle check the walk directions pdf. 

 

For walk directions, map, height profile and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.18