The Serpent Trail
Waymarked Way · South Downs
1,500
XP
a 4-day route
600 m
300 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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Climb
1546 m
Drop
1452 m
Highest
289 m
Lowest
6 m
Walking time
about 22 h 45 min
A 4-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Uphill: Climbs 18% for 280 m midway, comes down 16% for 300 m midway.
Downhill: Climbs 16% for 300 m midway, comes down 18% for 280 m midway.
Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.
How the 100.9 km splits
Flat
58.3 km
Climbing
21.4 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
19.4 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.5 km
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