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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Hamsey

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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Hamsey

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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Hamsey

02:03

7.16km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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37 m

St Peter's Church, Hamsey

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful old english church on the way edge. Good to pause and enjoy. unfortunately the church was closed during our break.

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766 m

View of Chalk Cliff

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.06 km

Cuckoo Bottom Track

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a wonderful stretch of track running just below Mount Harry, and it continues below Black Cap too before it joins the South Down Way at the Beeches. A great biking section overall.

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2.63 km

Mount Harry Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.78 km

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Blackcap is a National Trust owned area of countryside on the peak of the South Downs, just south east of the village of Plumpton in East Sussex, England. It is …

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4.68 km

Lewes Beacon on Mount Harry

Highlight • Historical Site

The locally well-known Lewes Beacon stands on top of Mount Harry and commands beautiful views over the town and surrounding countryside.

Historically, the beacon was used as a signal point …

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6.19 km

Offham Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

6.97 km

Clayton to Offham Escarpment Protected Wildlife Site

Highlight • Other

Do not enter or risk 20k fine!

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7.16 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

256 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.58 km

2.92 km

475 m

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

23°C

16°C

8 %

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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Hamsey

St Peter's Church, Hamsey

View of Chalk Cliff

Cuckoo Bottom Track

Mount Harry Observation Tower

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

Lewes Beacon on Mount Harry

Offham Hill

Clayton to Offham Escarpment Protected Wildlife Site

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