https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/2203/downs_link_6_stage_route_2010.pdf
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/walking-horse-riding-and-cycling/downs-link/
https://ramblingman.org.uk/planningatrip/planning-downs-link-walk
https://www.walkandcycle.co.uk/trail?trailcode=SUSSTR0051
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs_Link
This is a very easy walk to navigate, well signed, and very straight as it's based on old rail routes! I recommend this one, it has some very nice views and it's fairly flat too so physically a fairly easy one. At 37 miles it is often done in 2 to 3 days at a leisurely pace. Unfortunately my time is limited (work, family) so it was do it in one day or don't do it at all... I set off at 6am and finished 14 hours later at Shoreham-by-Sea, just as the light was fading.
I was expecting blisters but tried a new method (actually a very old method, my grandfather was a WW1 veteran and passed this advice to my father who passed it to me!). I stopped twice, took off my boots and socks to let my feet breath and more importantly dry, then put fresh clean socks on before setting off again. It worked, not a single blister! Have to say I was physically very tired however, probably should have brought some more high calorie food.
If anyone wants to lose weight I can recommend this walk as I lost 5 pounds in one day!
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