Black Down (Blackdown)
280m (918ft)
The South Downs, West Sussex, England
Black Down (Blackdown) is the highest point in county of West Sussex.
The summit of Black Down (Blackdown) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Not familiar with this top?
You can find Black Down (Blackdown) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer OL33 Haslemere & Petersfield is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Black Down (Blackdown)
Nick Tippins walked up Black Down (Blackdown) on May 31st, 2025 [from/via/route] Time Out Country Walks 1-22: Haslemere Circular [with] Fran and Alex
Mark Davidson has walked, climbed & bagged Black Down (Blackdown).
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