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Walk 2684 - Falmer to Pyecombe by the South Downs Way including Blackcap

Nat Park   South Downs
County/Area   East Sussex
 & West Sussex
AuthorBarry Mackie
Length8.8 miles / 14.2 km
Ascent1080 feet / 327 metres
Grademoderate

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This Sussex walk includes a superb section of the South Downs Way with beautiful scenery throughout. The walk also visits Blackcap and Ditchling Beacon and passes Jack and Jill the two famous windmills.


 

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet 122
OS LandrangerSheet 198

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Other walks nearby

Walk 2903 - 2.0 miles / 3.2 km away
Stanmer to Streat
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.5 miles / 20.3 km

Walk 1770 - 3.7 miles / 5.9 km away
Southease or Rodmell to Falmer
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 6.8 miles / 11 km

Walk 2236 - 4.0 miles / 6.4 km away
Wolstonbury Hill and Pyecombe from Patcham
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km

Walk 2419 - 4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
Southease, Ditchling Beacon & Lewes
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 17.0 miles / 27.6 km

Walk 1038 - 4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
Firle Beacon from Southease
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.3 miles / 21.5 km

Walk 3213 - 5.2 miles / 8.3 km away
Pyecombe to Upper Beeding (including Devil’s Dyke) by the South Downs
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 1015 - 8.0 miles / 12.8 km away
Ouse Valley & Beddingham Hill from Newhaven Tide Mills
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km

Walk 3120 - 10.2 miles / 16.3 km away
Alfriston to Rodmell by the South Downs Way
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km

Walk 2109 - 10.8 miles / 17.2 km away
Upper Beeding to Washington by the South Downs Way
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km

Walk 1782 - 12.5 miles / 19.9 km away
Steyning Round Hill and No Man’s Land from Steyning
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


AREA INFORMATION

South Downs NP
The South Downs is Britain's newest National Park and stretches from Winchester to Beachy Head. Steeped in history there ...
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