South Downs Way (Inland Route)
Linear Trail · South Downs
400
XP
about 3 h 5 min walking
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.
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
Wealdway
Shares 4.5 km of path · meets at km 7.3, 10.1136.38 km
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…8.88 km
Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, Alfriston
Starts here too · Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.53.28 km
Vanguard Way
Crosses at km 0.0108.43 km
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route
Crosses at km 10.41.14 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne
Crosses at km 12.753.34 km
South Downs Way
Crosses at km 12.7163.23 km