The Downs Link joins the North Downs Way to the South Downs Way, then carries on to the coast. From the foot of St Martha's Hill near Guildford it follows two old railway lines south through Cranleigh, Rudgwick, Southwater, Henfield and Bramber to Shoreham-by-Sea.
The surface is mostly unsurfaced bridleway, firm in summer but muddy in winter, so wider tyres help. Shoreham station has trains back towards London.
Turn-by-turn directions
Bear right onto Lockner Farm Lane0.3 mi0.0 mi
Turn right onto Dorking Road, A2480.3 mi0.4 mi
Turn left40 yd0.6 mi- Turn left onto Sampleoak Lane30 yd0.7 mi
Bear left onto Sampleoak Lane10 yd0.7 mi- Bear right onto Sampleoak Lane0.5 mi0.7 mi
- Turn right0.8 mi1.2 mi
Continue straight onto Soft track70 yd2.0 mi- Continue straight onto Great Tangley0.3 mi2.0 mi
- Turn right onto B212890 yd2.3 mi
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- Turn left onto Parking aisle0.1 mi2.4 mi
- Bear right50 yd2.5 mi
Sharp right40 yd2.5 mi
Turn around80 yd2.6 mi- Bear right0.2 mi2.6 mi
- Bear left0.1 mi2.8 mi
- Continue straight onto Rough track0.2 mi3.0 mi
- Bear right onto Tannery Lane170 yd3.1 mi
- Bear left40 yd3.2 mi
- Turn right30 yd3.3 mi
- Turn left0.1 mi3.3 mi
- Bear right4.6 mi3.4 mi
- Continue straight onto Downs0.8 mi8.0 mi
- Turn right2.8 mi8.8 mi
- Turn left onto Station Road20 yd11.6 mi
- Turn right0.2 mi11.6 mi
- Continue straight onto Baynards Road10 yd11.8 mi
- Turn left0.3 mi11.8 mi
- Turn left150 yd12.1 mi
- Bear right170 yd12.2 mi
- Bear right1.1 mi12.3 mi
- Bear left1.9 mi13.4 mi
- Bear right0.3 mi15.3 mi
- Bear left1.5 mi15.6 mi
- Turn right0.8 mi17.1 mi
- Turn left onto Railway Cottages80 yd17.9 mi
- Turn left onto Station Road170 yd18.0 mi
- Continue straight onto King Edward Road140 yd18.1 mi
- Bear right onto Christ's Hospital Road40 yd18.1 mi
- Turn left170 yd18.2 mi
- Turn left onto The Avenue70 yd18.3 mi
- Bear right0.3 mi18.3 mi
- Turn right30 yd18.6 mi
- Continue straight onto Downs1.3 mi18.6 mi
- Bear left0.3 mi19.9 mi
- Bear right0.4 mi20.2 mi
- Continue straight onto Stakers Lane0.3 mi20.6 mi
- Turn right1.7 mi20.8 mi
- Continue straight onto Downs2.9 mi22.6 mi
- Bear right onto Bines Road, B21350.3 mi25.4 mi
- Turn left0.3 mi25.8 mi
- Turn right1.6 mi26.0 mi
- Turn left onto West End Lane20 yd27.6 mi
- Continue straight onto Upper Station Road30 yd27.7 mi
- Turn right onto Station Road0.1 mi27.7 mi
- Turn right onto Hollands Lane40 yd27.8 mi
- Turn left2 mi27.8 mi
- Continue straight onto Downs0.4 mi29.8 mi
- Turn left onto Wyckham Lane0.8 mi30.1 mi
- Continue straight onto Kings Barn Lane0.6 mi30.9 mi
- Bear right onto Kings Barn Lane60 yd31.5 mi
- Turn left onto King's Stone Avenue0.4 mi31.6 mi
- Turn left onto Roman Road90 yd32.0 mi
- Continue straight onto Castle Lane0.2 mi32.0 mi
- Bear left0.3 mi32.2 mi
- Bear right0.1 mi32.5 mi
- Turn left0.5 mi32.6 mi
- Bear left120 yd33.1 mi
- Bear right0.1 mi33.2 mi
- Turn left50 yd33.3 mi
- Turn right0.5 mi33.3 mi
- Turn left2.2 mi33.9 mi
- Bear left0.2 mi36.1 mi
