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

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

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

02:43

30.6km

580m

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: February 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.6 km for 142 m

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5.81 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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6.10 km

South Downs Way: Blackcap to Plumpton Bostal

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9.05 km

South Downs Way – Falmer to Blackcap

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This is a lovely section of the South Downs Way which climbs north from Falmer on the A27 through up an open track. It then descends along the woodland Bunkershill Plantation before emerging in an open landscape towards Blackcap.

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11.5 km

Steep Ascent on South Downs Way

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The noise from the road is pretty loud, but it vanishes at the top of the hill. Phew!

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12.9 km

South Downs Way: Newmarket Hill

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This section of the long distance South Downs Way is a bridleway, so good for a mountain bike but also popular with walkers. The chalky track climbs Newmarket Hill from …

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14.4 km

Castle Hill on the South Downs Way

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22.9 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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24.7 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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30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

8.12 km

6.28 km

2.05 km

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

7.98 km

2.96 km

2.78 km

560 m

303 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

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Monday 25 May

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

View Over Plumpton from Streat Hill

South Downs Way: Blackcap to Plumpton Bostal

South Downs Way – Falmer to Blackcap

Steep Ascent on South Downs Way

South Downs Way: Newmarket Hill

Castle Hill on the South Downs Way

Cuckoo Bottom Track

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

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