7-day forecast
Open-Meteo · trail point · local dates · last updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:10 PM PTWed 11
Light rain
9°C / 7°C
94% · 10.5 mm
Wind 13 km/h
PoorThu 12
Overcast
8°C / 2°C
0% · 0.0 mm
Wind 21 km/h
GoodFri 13
Clear sky
7°C / -2°C
0% · 0.0 mm
Wind 10 km/h
GoodSat 14
Overcast
8°C / -2°C
6% · 0.0 mm
Wind 14 km/h
GoodSun 15
Rain
10°C / 5°C
88% · 13.9 mm
Wind 21 km/h
PoorMon 16
Rain
10°C / 4°C
25% · 5.3 mm
Wind 27 km/h
FairTue 17
Light rain
6°C / 4°C
68% · 12.5 mm
Wind 26 km/h
FairRoute
Route line © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), simplified. Dot: trail point.
About this trail
The South Downs Way is a long distance footpath and bridleway running along the South Downs in southern England. It is one of 16 National Trails in England and Wales. The trail runs for 160 km (100 mi) from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex, with about 4,150 m (13,620 ft) of ascent and descent. In 2016, over 60,000 people passed a single trail point.
From the Wikipedia article “South Downs Way”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trail facts
- Length
- 161 km · 100 mi (Wikidata)
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Continent
- Europe
- Trail point
- 51.06300, -1.30700 (Wikidata coordinate)
- OSM network
- National walking network
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trails
- Wikidata
- Q1382726
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 77976
Hiked it?
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Photo: “South Downs Way, towards Chanctonbury Ring.jpg” by Dominic Alves, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
