Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East
Loop Walk · South Downs
250
XP
about 1 h 25 min walking
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
155 m
80 m
5 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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2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
129 m
Drop
159 m
Highest
115 m
Lowest
18 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 13% for 220 m midway, comes down 13% for 200 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 13% for 200 m early on, comes down 13% for 220 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 3.5–6.0, from 107 m to 18 m.
How the 6.0 km splits
Flat
1.3 km
Climbing
1.9 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.2 km
Descending
2.4 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East
Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.9, 3.1…6.89 km
Clifftop Walk From Birling Gap to Exceat, South Downs East
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.75.97 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.753.34 km
South Downs Way
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 4.7, 5.0, 5.6163.23 km