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South Downs Way (Inland Route)

Linear Trail · South Downs

400

XP

about 3 h 5 min walking

Moderate
12.79 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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319 m

160 m

0 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Hilly walk

3 steep stretches — marked on the map.

Climb

321 m

Drop

261 m

Highest

198 m

Lowest

4 m

Walking time

about 3 h 5 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 12% for 320 m early on, comes down 13% for 520 m near the end.

Downhill: Climbs 13% for 520 m early on, comes down 12% for 320 m near the end.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main climb: km 0.6–2.8, from 5 m to 186 m.

How the 12.8 km splits

Flat

3.5 km

Climbing

4.4 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.6 km

Descending

3.9 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.5 km

Link it with other walks

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Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, Alfriston

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.2, 0.5…

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Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, Alfriston

Starts here too · Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.5

3.28 km

Vanguard Way

Crosses at km 0.0

108.43 km

Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route

Crosses at km 10.4

1.14 km

King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne

Crosses at km 12.7

53.34 km

South Downs Way

Crosses at km 12.7

163.23 km

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