another part of the South Downs

Saltdean loop

The forecast was good and it turned out to be a great "walk Day" with a nice breeze and just enough sunshine to stop us getting overheated. 

We drove down to the south coast and parked up at Saltdean. The route took us up the southern side of the South Downs and across lovely rolling countryside until we reached the South Downs Way. Turning South East we followed the SDW for about 5 miles until we reached the outskirts of Rodmell where lunch was beckoning at "The Abergavenny".

A long slow uphill pull after lunch bought us back to Telscombe and the downhill run back to the car.

The South East coast road where we parked up.	The rolling countryside on the downs
	Blue Linseed (Flax) flowers alongside the golden barley make a great picture
	Looking down on the North side from the South Downs Way
A flint stone cairn marking the position of the Greenwich Meridian as it crosses the SDW. The signpost says "Western Hemisphere" left and "Eastern Hemisphere" to the right !	Lunch Stop at the Abergavenny in Rodmell.

Stats for the day were ...

Finished Hike: 27 Jun 2016, 16:45:09

Route: Saltdean Circular

Weather: 

temperature	20°C
humidity	78%
wind	10 mph W

Explorer Link: http://walkmeter.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Hike-20160627-1020

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Hike Time: 3:58:13

Stopped Time: 56:21

Distance: 12.57 miles

Average: 3.16 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 13:45 min/mile

Ascent: 1211

Descent: 1170

Calories: 1305