Valley Explorer Trail, Sussex East
Linear Trail · South Downs
250
XP
about 59 min walking
227 m
154 m
81 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
160 m
Drop
154 m
Highest
217 m
Lowest
84 m
Walking time
about 59 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.4 km, climbs 24% for 380 m near the end, comes down 18% for 420 m early on.
Clockwise: Easy first 2.0 km, climbs 18% for 420 m near the end, comes down 24% for 380 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 2.4–3.6, from 120 m to 215 m.
How the 3.6 km splits
Flat
0.4 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
1.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
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