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Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, Alfriston

Loop Walk · South Downs

350

XP

about 2 h 31 min walking

Strenuous
8.88 km
Loop
02:00
Graded from its length and climb.
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290 m

145 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

118 m

Drop

231 m

Highest

124 m

Lowest

2 m

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 2.3 km, no steep climbing, comes down 20% for 280 m early on.

Uphill: Easy first 5.6 km, climbs 20% for 280 m near the end, no steep descents.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 4.5–6.0, from 105 m to 4 m.

How the 11.6 km splits

Flat

4.8 km

Climbing

2.9 km

Descending

3.4 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

Link it with other walks

Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, Alfriston

Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 5.0, 10.0, 10.6

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Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 4.3, 4.5, 6.2…

12.79 km

Wealdway

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.8, 2.9

136.38 km

Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, Alfriston

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 10.7

4.88 km

Vanguard Way

Crosses at km 6.2, 10.6, 11.0

108.43 km

Alfriston Clergy House Countryside Walk, Alfriston

Crosses at km 10.6, 10.8, 11.0

8.73 km

South Downs Way

Crosses at km 10.6, 11.0

163.23 km

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