Capability Brown's Parkland Walk, Petworth
Loop Walk · South Downs
200
XP
about 1 h 16 min walking
3-mile (4.8km) walk through the 700 acres (2.8sq km) of parkland sculpted by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, with breath-taking views over the park to distant hills towards the South Downs. Gentle route with ascents. Dogs welcome under close control.
158 m
90 m
22 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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1 steep stretch — marked on the map.
Climb
107 m
Drop
98 m
Highest
117 m
Lowest
36 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.5 km, no steep climbing, comes down 12% for 200 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 12% for 200 m early on, no steep descents.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.5–4.3, from 67 m to 117 m.
How the 5.5 km splits
Flat
1.4 km
Climbing
2.2 km
Descending
1.6 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km