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Harting Down

Follow the B2141 Chichester road south from South Harting. The car park is on your left at the top of the hill.

  1. From the gate out of the car park there are two routes along the ridge. My preference is to take the southern right-hand path on the way out, as the views are slightly better.

    Lat:50° 57' 26.9'' N(50.957459°)
    Long:0° 52' 29.1'' W(-0.87475°)
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  2. Climb to the top of the ridge then, ignoring all turnings, carry straight on to the corner of the field on the other side of the valley.

    Lat:50° 57' 33.6'' N(50.95934°)
    Long:0° 52' 6.4'' W(-0.868431°)
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  3. Follow the path as it descends rapidly through the scrub.

    Lat:50° 57' 35.4'' N(50.959837°)
    Long:0° 51' 43.1'' W(-0.861973°)
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  4. Carry on down to the bottom of the hill going through two sets of gates and into Bramshott Bottom, the valley with the signpost.

    Lat:50° 57' 38.3'' N(50.960637°)
    Long:0° 51' 35.9'' W(-0.859971°)
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  5. About 50m after the second gate, turn right on to the path than runs diagonally across the floor of the valley ...

    Lat:50° 57' 38.4'' N(50.960669°)
    Long:0° 51' 31.2'' W(-0.858676°)
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  6. ... to join the farm track that rises steadily up the far side.

    Lat:50° 57' 32.9'' N(50.959144°)
    Long:0° 51' 26.3'' W(-0.857299°)
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  7. Keep following this track, ignoring the side turning, ...

    Lat:50° 57' 18.4'' N(50.955115°)
    Long:0° 51' 20'' W(-0.855543°)
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  8. ... through the gate, ...

    Lat:50° 57' 11.4'' N(50.953159°)
    Long:0° 51' 7.1'' W(-0.851979°)
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  9. ... until you reach some woods. Turn left following the South Downs Way sign.

    Lat:50° 57' 7.9'' N(50.952183°)
    Long:0° 50' 58.3'' W(-0.849523°)
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  10. The official footpath runs round the edge of the hill to the bottom of the next valley were you turn left and climb steeply to the top of Beacon Hill.

    Lat:50° 57' 15.9'' N(50.954413°)
    Long:0° 50' 59.8'' W(-0.849955°)
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  11. However, if you dog-leg left and then right when you reach the indistinct remains of the Hill Fort walls, there is a well beaten path that leads direct to the summit, avoiding the steep climb.

    Lat:50° 57' 21'' N(50.955829°)
    Long:0° 51' 2.1'' W(-0.850571°)
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  12. After passing the sleeping fairy, stop to take in the stupendous views from the summit, and then follow the path off to the left past the Trig Point.

    Lat:50° 57' 32'' N(50.958882°)
    Long:0° 51' 6.6'' W(-0.851826°)
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  13. This soon drops steeply down the side of the hill into Bramshott Bottom, the valley with the signpost.

    Lat:50° 57' 37.3'' N(50.960348°)
    Long:0° 51' 20.5'' W(-0.855699°)
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  14. From the signpost, the gradients on the northern right-hand path are slightly easier.

    Lat:50° 57' 39.7'' N(50.961037°)
    Long:0° 51' 28.9'' W(-0.858015°)
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  15. Once you come out of the woods there is not much to choose between the two paths back to the car park.

    Lat:50° 57' 36.5'' N(50.960143°)
    Long:0° 51' 51.6'' W(-0.864343°)
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