Get OotLong-distance trail planner

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.

Researched guide Updated 28 Jul 2026

Longest mapped gaps

40.7 kmResupply
17.5 kmFood and drink
21.2 kmMapped drinking water

Current stage-by-stage carry notes

DayStageLongest mapped gapsPlanning note
1Winchester → Exton18 km resupply · 12 km food · 7 km waterNo exceptional mapped gap on this stage.
2Exton → Chalton18 km resupply · 7 km food · 7 km waterNo exceptional mapped gap on this stage.
3Chalton → Cocking20 km resupply · 18 km food · 20 km waterno shop for 20 km; nowhere to eat for 18 km; no drinking water for 20 km
4Cocking → Amberley19 km resupply · 9 km food · 18 km waterno drinking water for 18 km
5Amberley → Upper Beeding22 km resupply · 10 km food · 11 km waterno shop for 22 km
6Upper Beeding → Falmer14 km resupply · 5 km food · 13 km waterno drinking water for 13 km
7Falmer → Alfriston22 km resupply · 11 km food · 11 km waterno shop for 22 km
8Alfriston → Eastbourne12 km resupply · 6 km food · 9 km waterNo exceptional mapped gap on this stage.