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Harting Down Wildlife Walk, Sussex West
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)
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- F7°2°63
- M9°3°82
- A11°4°61
- M15°7°62
- J17°10°56
- J20°12°56
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- S17°11°76
- O14°8°111
- N10°5°96
- D7°3°105
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
Moderate walk around Harting Down, one of the largest areas of ancient chalk downland cared for by NT & a SSSI. Enjoy views over the Weald to the North Downs, before descending. Look out for rare wildlife and grazing sheep. Grassy paths & several climbs.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.9 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 1.5 km SE of South Harting (West Sussex, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- West Sussex
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Harting Down car park;Grid ref: SU791180 → Harting Down car park;Grid ref: SU791180
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 50.9551, -0.8624
- Route start
- 50.9575, -0.8748
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19553667
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/harting-down/h
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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