![]() ![]() The Lipchis Way sweeps down the western side of the Trundle towards West Dean, where it hooks up with Centurion Way (the old Chichester to Midhurst railway line, now converted into a cycle path).Ĭenturion Way takes you through Lavant down into Chichester city centre. , the Lipchis Way descends gently through Charlton Forest to Levin Down and Singleton, before the steep climb up to St Roche's Hill (the Trundle), where the trail crosses another Sussex long distance footpath - the Monarch's Way.Īt the top of the Downs here you can see the whole of the Sussex Coastal Plain, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and the English Channel. Although the climb up Heyshott Down is a steep one, the northerly views you get as a reward for your efforts are fantastic once you get near the top.Īfter crossing the South Downs Way National Trail The river in this part of its course is delightful and the Lipchis Way stays fairly close to river bank for much of the way until Woolbeding, where it heads straight for Midhurst.Īfter Midhurst the scenery starts to change as the steep scarp slope of the South Downs looms into view above Heyshott. The interesting thing about the Lipchis Way is the variety of scenery it offers, cutting a north south section through the Weald and the Downs.Īs the soils change with underlying rocks crossed by the Way, so does the vegetation, agriculture and the wildlife too.Īs a result, a walk along the full length of the Lipchis Way provides wonderful heathland, downland, chalk healthland and harbourside environments in succession.įrom its start at Liphook, the Lipchis Way crosses Stanley Common, running close to Elmers Marsh before sweeping on towards Woobeding Common.įrom here it picks up one of the tributaries of the River Rother before joining the main Rother itself near east of Iping. ![]() The Lipchis way is a long distance footpath in West Sussex which runs from Liphook to Chichester - hence the name LIP + CHIS. ![]()
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