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Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East
In Birling Gap
Next nearby hike: Bounding Up to Belle Tout at Birling Gap, South Downs East 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore Birling Gap →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Nov · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)
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- F7°5°63
- M8°6°65
- A10°7°55
- M12°10°52
- J15°12°50
- J17°15°51
- A18°15°59
- S17°14°76
- O15°12°122
- N11°9°115
- D9°6°104
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 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.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 4.9 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.7 km · 3.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Plain
- Birling Gap (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 2.3 km S of Friston (East Sussex, England) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- South Downs Way (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- East Sussex
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- The Tiger Inn, East Dean;Grid ref: TV557978 → The Tiger Inn, East Dean;Grid ref: TV557978
- Route centre
- 50.7529, 0.1987
- Route start
- 50.7433, 0.2017
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19666918
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/birling-gap-an
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.
Nearest trails
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South Downs Way (Inland Route)
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Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House
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