Walking Britain Falmer to Pyecombe & Blackcap by South Downs Way
Introduction to Walk 2684
Nat Park - South Downs
County/Area - East Sussex & West Sussex
Author - Barry Mackie
Length - 8.8 miles / 14.2 km
Ascent - 1080 feet / 327 metres
Time - 5 hours 30 minutes
Grade - moderate
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. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL11 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL11 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 198 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 198 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Southease or Rodmell to Falmer
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Length - 6.8 miles / 11 km
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Wolstonbury Hill and Pyecombe from Patcham
Grade - moderate
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Southease, Ditchling Beacon & Lewes
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Length - 17.0 miles / 27.6 km
4.5 miles / 7.2 km away
Firle Beacon from Southease
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.3 miles / 21.5 km
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Pyecombe, Devil's Dyke & Upper Beeding
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
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Edburton Hill & Devil's Dyke from Saddlescombe
Grade - hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
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Charleston Farm & Firle Beacon from Firle
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Ouse Valley & Beddingham Hill from Newhaven Tide Mills
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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