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A Walk at Blackcap, Blackcap
Next nearby hike: Sussex Ouse Valley Way 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore East Sussex →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)
- J7°3°84
- F7°3°57
- M9°4°61
- A11°6°56
- M14°9°56
- J17°11°51
- J19°14°52
- A20°14°61
- S18°12°68
- O14°10°102
- N11°6°94
- D8°4°90
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Enjoy a circular walk around this secluded gem with sunken bostals, a hidden woodland, views over the Weald and fascinating history. 'Bostal' is a Sussex term for a way up a hill on the South Downs. Uneven ground, muddy in wet weather. 1 stile.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 7.0 km · 4.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 4.0 km S of Plumpton Green (East Sussex, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- East Sussex
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Layby on B2116;Grid ref: TQ381129 → Layby on B2116;Grid ref: TQ381129
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 50.8917, -0.0436
- Route start
- 50.9003, -0.0410
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19525673
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/blackcap/a-wal
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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