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

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

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

03:07

39.0km

500m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 143 m for 37 m

After 38.9 km for 37 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.89 km

Brocks Wood

Forest

10.0 km

Pink Van Café at Bramble Lane

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Spicy climb up to SDW. Broken road surface.

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11.2 km

View Over Plumpton from Streat Hill

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This area of the South Downs saw running battles during the Battle of Lewes in 1264, and in more recent history these hills were used by the army as training …

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11.5 km

South Downs Way: Blackcap to Plumpton Bostal

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14.8 km

Cuckoo Bottom Track

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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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21.4 km

Jill's Pond

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A fantastic example of the dew ponds that are scattered across the South Downs.

Dew ponds are artificially made bodies of water, typically at the top of hills that are …

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23.2 km

Blackcap Grassy Track

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24.4 km

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

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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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24.5 km

Blackcap Woods

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Such a beautiful place at night

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39.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

9.71 km

8.86 km

3.27 km

2.15 km

1.12 km

156 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

11.1 km

5.67 km

4.95 km

1.61 km

586 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

30°C

16°C

0 %

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

Pink Van Café at Bramble Lane

View Over Plumpton from Streat Hill

South Downs Way: Blackcap to Plumpton Bostal

Cuckoo Bottom Track

Jill's Pond

Blackcap Grassy Track

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

Blackcap Woods

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