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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9mls (14.5km) |
| Ascent: | 1,594ft (486m) |
| Time: | 5hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk ws100:
Clayton - Clayton Windmills - Jill Windmill - Jack Windmill - The South Downs Way - Ditchling Beacon - Heathy Brow - North Bottom - Lower Standean Farm - New Barn Farm - The South Downs Way - Haresdean - Wolstonbury Hill - Clayton
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The Clayton Windmills are on the hill above Clayton. Jill (the white windmill) was moved here from Patcham in 1821. It is open to the public at weekends and bank holidays. Jack (the black windmill) was erected in 1866 and is privately owned.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Ditchling Beacon at 248m (813ft). Ditchling Beacon is classified as an English Marilyn (156th highest in England, 1474th highest in the UK). The summit of Ditchling Beacon is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Ditchling Beacon is the highest point in the county of East Sussex.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Wolstonbury Hill at 207m (679ft). Wolstonbury Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Wolstonbury Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The South Downs Way, a 162km (101 miles) linear footpath connecting Eastbourne (Holywell) in East Sussex, England with Winchester in Hampshire, England. The South Downs Way is waymarked by a National Trail acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The South Downs Way.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ws100 Ditchling Beacon and Wolstonbury Hill from Clayton
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Signpost pointing to Hassocks near The Jack and Jill Windmills above Clayton
Wolstonbury Hill and the view from The South Downs Way near The Jack and Jill Windmills above Clayton
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