Services on the trail
South Downs Way food, water and resupply guide
The longest gap in Get Oot's current mapped-service data is 40.7 km for resupply. Mapping can be incomplete, so this is a planning warning rather than a guarantee that no service exists.
Longest mapped gaps
Current stage-by-stage carry notes
| Day | Stage | Longest mapped gaps | Planning note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchester → Exton | 18 km resupply · 12 km food · 7 km water | No exceptional mapped gap on this stage. |
| 2 | Exton → Chalton | 18 km resupply · 7 km food · 7 km water | No exceptional mapped gap on this stage. |
| 3 | Chalton → Cocking | 20 km resupply · 18 km food · 20 km water | no shop for 20 km; nowhere to eat for 18 km; no drinking water for 20 km |
| 4 | Cocking → Amberley | 19 km resupply · 9 km food · 18 km water | no drinking water for 18 km |
| 5 | Amberley → Upper Beeding | 22 km resupply · 10 km food · 11 km water | no shop for 22 km |
| 6 | Upper Beeding → Falmer | 14 km resupply · 5 km food · 13 km water | no drinking water for 13 km |
| 7 | Falmer → Alfriston | 22 km resupply · 11 km food · 11 km water | no shop for 22 km |
| 8 | Alfriston → Eastbourne | 12 km resupply · 6 km food · 9 km water | No exceptional mapped gap on this stage. |