South Downs Way GPX, Stages & Public Transport Guide

Start → End · 161 km · 7 transit-optimized stages

161km

Total Distance

7

Stages

3,308m

Total Ascent

292

Transit Stops

Plan South Downs Way

South Downs Way covers 161 km with 3,308 m of ascent from Start to End. Use the full-route GPX, stage GPX files, elevation profile, and public transport stops to choose a hiking, trail running, or fastpacking schedule.

Best season
May-Oct
GPX coverage
Full route plus 7 stage GPX files
Transit access
3 of 7 stages start or finish by public transport
Stage options
8 days hiking / 4 days trail running / 5 days fastpacking

🚌 Why transit-optimized?

We split South Downs Way into 7 stages. 3 of them start or end at a transit stop — look for the 🚌 icon in the stage directory below.

📥 Download GPX 🗺️ Open in Planner 🏔️ 3D Flyover 161.3 km · 3,308m gain

Full Trail Map

Stage Directory

#StageDistanceTransit
1Start → Peake New Road20.5 km🚌
2Peake New Road → Queen Elizabeth Country Park16 km🚌
3Queen Elizabeth Country Park → Heyshott23.5 km🚌
4Heyshott → Washington26.5 km—
5Washington → Keymer24.4 km—
6Keymer → Glynde25.1 km—
7Glynde → End25.3 km—
Total161.3 km

How Long Does It Take?

8 days (20 km/day)

Comfortable pace with time to enjoy the scenery. 8 days.

Elevation Profile

50m100m150m200m250m0 km20 km40 km60 km80 km100 km120 km140 km160 km245m2m
Flat (<5%) Easy (5–10%)

Transit Stops Along the Trail

Bus and train stops within 2 km of the trail, sorted by distance along the route.

KmStopDistance to Trail
0🚌 Woodpeckers Drive2806m
0🚌 Teg Down Meads3551m
0🚌 Grovelands Road3424m
0🚌 Hillside Road3298m
0🚌 Webster Road3546m
0🚌 Littleton Stud4180m
0🚌 Littleton Church4248m
0🚌 Running Horse Ph4393m
0🚌 The Hall Way4478m
0🚌 The Hallway4472m
0🚌 Fyfield Way4364m
0🚌 North Drive4592m
0🚌 Littleton Stores4642m
0🚌 Airlie Corner1533m
0🚌 Romans Road1034m
0🚌 Ashley Close2506m
0🚌 Fromond Road2599m
0🚌 Trussell Crescent2616m
0🚌 Great Field Road2398m
0🚌 March Hare Ph2049m
0🚌 Henry Beaufort School1996m
0🚌 Devenish Road2186m
0🚌 Westman Road2631m
0🚌 Dean Lane Corner2806m
0🚌 Dean Lane2973m
0🚌 Weeke Primary School2537m
0🚌 Stockbridge Road2761m
0🚌 Bereweeke Road2808m
0🚌 Andover Road North1714m
0🚌 Mountbatten Court1807m
0🚌 Stoney Lane Corner1955m
0🚌 Stoney Lane Post Office2222m
0🚌 Bereweeke Way2473m
0🚌 Peter Symonds College2365m
0🚌 Jolly Farmer Ph2289m
0🚌 Flowerdown Barracks3551m
0🚌 Kennel Road4501m
0🚌 Buriton Road4207m
0🚌 Burley Road4343m
0🚌 Harestock Road3893m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -E187m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -D195m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -C201m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -G174m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -F180m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -A218m
0🚌 Winchester Bus Station -B211m
0🚌 The Broadway (coach Stop)228m
0🚌 The Broadway249m
0🚌 Chesil Street491m
0🚌 Chesil Car Park491m
0🚌 Chesil Car Park (set Down)493m
0🚌 Chesil Lodge538m
0🚌 Milland Road838m
0🚌 School Lane873m
0🚌 Colley Close1443m
0🚌 Stoke Road1561m
0🚌 Courtenay Road1747m
0🚌 Abbey Hill Close2007m
0🚌 Warwick Court2082m
0🚌 Hyde Church Lane2448m
0🚌 Opposite Edington Road2151m
0🚌 Opposite Lankhill Road2214m
0🚌 King Alfred Ph2369m
0🚌 Park Road1837m
0🚌 Opposite Park Road1837m
0🚌 Nations Hill2584m
0🚌 Campion Way2879m
0🚌 Taylors Corner3542m
0🚌 Kings Worthy Church3402m
0🚌 King Charles 1 Ph4398m
0🚌 Edinburgh Road4572m
0🚌 Springvale Stores4854m
0🚌 Brooke Close4993m
0🚌 Fryers Close4908m
0🚌 Harestock Corner2868m
0🚌 Sparkford Close1453m
0🚌 Winslade Road2330m
0🚌 Woolford Close2269m
0🚌 King Alfreds College1338m
0🚌 Winchester (Marks & Spencer)314m
0🚌 St. Thomas Church718m
0.4🚌 Millers Lane4266m
0.4🚌 Pitt Village3570m
0.4🚌 Pitt Roundabout3414m
0.4🚌 Sunnydown Road3137m
0.4🚌 Momford Road3057m
0.4🚌 Oliver's Battery Road South3010m
0.4🚌 Oliver's Battery Road North2900m
0.4🚌 Queens Mead3061m
0.4🚌 Minden Way2920m
0.4🚌 Drayton Street2814m
0.4🚌 Fox Lane2827m
0.4🚌 Wavell Way2712m
0.4🚌 Elder Close2650m
0.4🚌 Oliver's Battery Rd Sth Shops2898m
0.4🚌 Farley Close2905m
0.4🚌 Badger Farm Sainsburys2447m
0.4🚌 Goring Field2406m
0🚌 Battery Hill2604m
0🚌 Sleepers Hill2339m
0🚌 Thurmond Road2362m
0.4🚌 Compton Post Office2976m
0.4🚌 Compton Street2476m
0.4🚌 The Valley2670m
0.4🚌 Somers Close2518m
0.4🚌 Cobbett Close2541m
0.4🚌 St. Annes Close2427m
0.4🚌 Barley Down Drive2254m
0.4🚌 Octavia Hill2473m
0.4🚌 The New Queens Head2298m
0.4🚌 Cromwell Rd (sportsmans Club)2376m
0.4🚌 Meadow Way Subway2324m
0.4🚌 Sainsburys Badger Farm2332m
0.4🚌 Cromwell Road Post Office2305m
0.4🚌 Stanmore School1956m
0.4🚌 Barnes Close1666m
0.4🚌 The Bell1516m
0.4🚌 Bell Inn1479m
0.4🚌 Grange Road1338m
0.4🚌 Greenhill Road1849m
0.4🚌 Cornes Close1931m
0.4🚌 Westgate School1531m
0.4🚌 Fordington Avenue1552m
0🚌 Royal Hampshire County Hosp.1522m
0🚌 Queens Road1791m
0.4🚌 Western Road1190m
0🚌 Romsey Road1265m
0.4🚌 Railway Station Bridge881m
0.4🚌 Winchester797m
0.4🚌 Winchester Railway Station734m
0.4🚌 Castle822m
0.4🚌 Worthy Lane Junction659m
0.4🚌 Winchester Coach Station623m
0.4🚌 City Road - A591m
0.4🚌 City Road - B574m
0.4🚌 City Road - C556m
0.4🚌 City Road541m
0.4🚌 Discovery Centre511m
0.4🚌 Discovery Centre A511m
0🚌 Jewry Street (barclays Bank)590m
0.4🚌 St Peters240m
0.4🚌 Highways Road4157m
0.4🚌 Christchurch Road2090m
0.4🚌 Kingsgate Road1751m
0.4🚌 Shawford Down4765m
0.4🚌 South Down4410m
0.4🚌 Shawford4476m
0.4🚌 Bushfield Roundabout3175m
0.4🚌 South Winchester Park & Ride3008m
0.4🚌 Edgar Road2013m
0.4🚌 Ranelagh Road1953m
0.4🚌 Hockley Link2981m
0.4🚌 North Town Twyford4394m
0.4🚌 Churchfields Lane3934m
0.4🚌 Twyford High Street3804m
0.4🚌 Twyford Crossroads3902m
0.4🚌 Outside Fire Station3896m
0.4🚌 Outside Police Station3889m
0.4🚌 Bourne Lane4076m
0.4🚌 Hockley Golf Club2807m
0.4🚌 Hockley Cottages2062m
0.4🚌 Barfield Park and Ride1756m
0.4🚌 Barfield Car Park1625m
0.4🚌 St Catherines Car Park (stop 4)1488m
0.4🚌 St Catherines Car Park1262m
0.4🚌 St Catherines Park & Ride1372m
0.9🚌 Baring Road349m
0.9🚌 Garbett Road66m
0🚌 Vale Road810m
0🚌 Dell Road777m
1.1🚌 Firmstone Road201m
1.7🚌 Moorside Road398m
1.1🚌 Winnall Close293m
1.2🚌 Nelson Road679m
1.2🚌 Winnall Manor Road102m
1.2🚌 Fairdown Close308m
1.4🚌 Gordon Avenue687m
0🚌 Cart and Horses Ph3321m
1.4🚌 Quarry Road266m
1.4🚌 Park Lane2950m
1.4🚌 Abbots Worthy3171m
1.4🚌 Mill Lane3168m
1.4🚌 Prince's Mead School3155m
1.4🚌 Burnthouse Cottages4672m
3.1🚌 Twyford Pump Station3939m
1.7🚌 Winnall Tesco Stores269m
1.4🚌 St. Swithun's School473m
2.2🚌 Magdalen Hill Down705m
1.4🚌 The Cricketers4067m
1.4🚌 Easton Lane3257m
2.8🚌 Fair Lane965m
1.4🚌 Martyr Worthy3581m
2.9🚌 Magdalen Hill Cemetery1054m
4🚌 Hazeley Cottages3610m
4🚌 Hazeley Road Cross Roads3804m
4🚌 Owslebury Church4651m
5.7🚌 Beech Grove4779m
5.7🚌 Gorse Down4828m
4🚌 Owslebury Ship Inn4522m
6.8🚌 Couch Green3881m
5.7🚌 Bottom Pond Farm2795m
5.7🚌 Longwood Cross Roads2201m
7.3🚌 Avington Turn768m
7.3🚌 Chilland3485m
7.3🚌 Avington House4034m
7.3🚌 Old Station Road3270m
7.3🚌 Itchen Abbas3255m
7.3🚌 Rectory Lane3205m
8.4🚌 Matterly Farm625m
7.6🚌 Itchen Stoke4301m
7.6🚌 Auctions Rooms4520m
7.6🚌 Auction Rooms4528m
8.6🚌 Northbrook Cottages4025m
10.4🚌 Cheriton Hall2041m
10.4🚌 Mill Cross Cottages2729m
9.4🚌 Watercress Meadow3429m
9.4🚌 The Cricketers Ph3744m
10.4🚌 Linnets Road4071m
10.4🚌 Sun Hill Crescent4078m
10.4🚌 Appledown Close4285m
12.2🚌 The Pastures2373m
13.3🚌 Raebarn Close3579m
13.3🚌 Markall Close3576m
13.3🚌 New Cheriton Cross Roads3906m
15.2🚌 Kilmeston Church2571m
15.2🚌 Kilmeston Bus Shelter2574m
13.3🚌 Hinton Ampner Park4104m
15.2🚌 Hinton Ampner4140m
15.2🚌 New Cottages4372m
19.4🚌 Swanmore Church4555m
19.5🚌 Hill Place Cottage3950m
19.5🚌 Hill Place Farm3862m
19.6🚌 Mayhill House4432m
19.6🚌 South Hill4496m
19.6🚌 Sheep Pond Lane2273m
19.6🚌 Corhampton Park353m
19.6🚌 The Butts877m
19.9🚌 Stocks Lane1025m
20.5🚌 River Meon1257m
18.5🚌 Abbey House2627m
20.5🚌 Peake New Road318m
21.2🚌 George & Falcon Ph2523m
21.2🚌 Brockwood Turn4715m
23.5🚌 The Gardens3748m
25.4🚌 Windmere Cottages1993m
25.4🚌 West Lodge1562m
25.4🚌 Headon View1158m
25.4🚌 Thomas Lord Ph1222m
25.4🚌 The Dean4654m
25.4🚌 Lowlands Farm4821m
25.4🚌 Lynch Lane1249m
25.4🚌 Marlands Lane2692m
25.4🚌 Three Horse Shoes Lane4893m
25.4🚌 Vinnells Lane1394m
26.7🚌 Westbury House1319m
28.1🚌 Drayton Bridge1997m
28.1🚌 Privett Church4572m
28.1🚌 East Meon Primary School1320m
28.2🚌 All Saints' Church1437m
29.5🚌 Old School House1681m
30.5🚌 Park Lodge2223m
32.8🚌 Pipers Mead3649m
32.8🚌 Downhouse Road3121m
32.8🚌 Catherington Lane2726m
32.8🚌 Sword Close3936m
33🚌 Rookham Lodge Farm2437m
32.8🚌 Farm View Avenue3445m
33.1🚌 Clanfield Village1138m
33.1🚌 Sunderton Lane3304m
33.1🚌 New Road3309m
35🚌 Pidham Farm2228m
35.2🚌 Pidham Cottage1728m
34.1🚌 Draycote Road2692m
34.1🚌 Drift Road Shops2983m
35.3🚌 Home Farm Langrish3723m
35.3🚌 Langrish House4112m
35.3🚌 Langrish Pillar Box3414m
35.3🚌 Langrish Manor Farm3158m
35.3🚌 North Stroud Lane3480m
35.3🚌 Seven Stars Ph3563m
36.5🚌 Queen Elizabeth Country Park47m
37.5🚌 Viking Way4827m
37.5🚌 Eskdale Close4752m
37.5🚌 South Road4411m
37.5🚌 Coombs Close4240m
37.5🚌 St Michaels Way4547m
37.5🚌 Downwood Way3958m
37.5🚌 Chalton Lane3323m
37.4🚌 Snells Corner2184m
37.5🚌 Hogs Lodge Inn944m
39.7🚌 Stroud Farm3613m

The South Downs Way is a 161 km long-distance hiking trail in United-Kingdom. This car-free guide breaks it into 7 transit-optimized stages, each starting and ending at a public transport stop.

Ready to hike South Downs Way?

Pick your first stage below and download the GPX. Every stage has transit connections listed.

Start with Stage 1: Start → Peake New Road →

🗂️ Open data source: South Downs Way on OpenStreetMap (relation 77976). Transit stops from OSM.

Route data from OpenStreetMap © contributors, licensed under ODbL. Updated 2026-04-02.