GMT-2 : Lewes to Newick

Lewes - Barcombe - Newick

Not a bad day weather-wise but rain was forecast anytime from mid-afternoon so it was best foot forward to get back to base before it started. We parked up at Newick and caught the bus to Lewes. A bit of forward planning had seen that the only pub on-route didn't do food on a Monday so Trevor found us a great little sandwich shop on the outskirts of Lewes and we each grabbed a baguette for later and a coffee.

The trail took us up onto the top of the South Downs. On the map it looked like a long hard pull uphill but in practice it wasn't too bad and in the morning sunshine it was a great climb. And then we immediately dropped down the north side of the downs to Offam and into the River Ouse valley again. At Hamsey we picked up the Ouse trail for a mile or so which we have walked previously before taking the spur to Barcombe and then Barcombe Cross where we stopped for a quick drink and to eat our packed lunch. We actually heard our first Cuckoo of the year on this stretch of the walk.

Off again to Chailey and then across to Newick and the drive home.

On top of Lewes common	Looking north across the Weald
Approaching Barcombe	Bluebells are just peaking at their best and make a beautiful sight
Llamas and friend	Don't see many of these in wildest Sussex !
And in the next field we find Alpacas...	Walking through the Bluebell Woods is amazing just now

Stats for the day have a bit of a hiccough ! I clearly forgot to switch the Walkmeter off for the drive home so the map and stats are a bit odd but its easy enough to see the 11.3 miles that we walked and to work out the averages...

Finished Hike: 24 Apr 2017, 15:20

Route: GMT-2

Explorer Link: http://walkmeter.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Hike-20170424-1044

Import Link: http://share.abvio.com/818ee85cf2cf57d1/Walkmeter-Hike-20170424-1044.kml

Hike Time: 3:46

Stopped Time: 0:30

Distance: 11.3 miles

Average: 3.0 mile per hr

Fastest Pace: 17 min/mile

Ascent: 1840 feet

Descent: 1770 feet

Calories: 1185