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The walk
The walk starts from the Triangle car park below the Trundle. It climbs first to the top of the Trundle, St Roche's Hill, an Iron Age hill fort at 206 m with Goodwood racecourse below, then drops east on the Monarch's Way to the road by the grandstands. The road and a path beside it lead to the Chalk Road, a track that runs north down to Charlton. From the village the way climbs towards the woods above North Lane and comes back by a bridleway across the west flank of Levin Down, a Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve of chalk heath and juniper, to Singleton. A path from the church climbs the fields back to the car park.
It is 11.0 km with 276 m of ascent; allow about 3½ hours. The grade is Moderate: there are two steady climbs, onto Levin Down and back up from Singleton.
About a quarter is on roads, the busiest of them by the racecourse, so avoid race days. Levin Down is steep and grazed by cattle: keep dogs on leads near stock. The paths are muddy in places after rain.
The Triangle car park is marked free on the map, though no official page says who runs it or what it charges. There is no station near; the nearest is Chichester, about 7 km away.
Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.
Good to know
- The Trundle, St Roche's Hill, is an Iron Age hill fort built round a Neolithic enclosure, 206 m up above Goodwood racecourse
- Down the Chalk Road to Charlton, over the flank of Levin Down and back through Singleton
- Levin Down is a Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve of chalk heath and juniper, too steep ever to plough
- Avoid Goodwood race days: the roads and car parks by the course are full
Summits on the way
- St Roche's Hill 206 m · passed close by
Getting there
Start: Triangle car park, the Trundle · Free parking. 50.89513, -0.75074
Places to stay nearby
Rooms in and around Triangle car park: Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line and figures come from OpenStreetMap and our own checks; take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
