Abbot's Amble, Abbot's Wood
1.6 miles (2.6 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: TQ 557 072. Finish: TQ 557 072. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 39 m of climbing and 40 m of descent; highest point 43 m.
Facts
- Code
- SE 1500
- Distance
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South East
- County
- East Sussex
- Total ascent
- About 39 m. Highest point 43 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Abbots Wood, 60 m from the start. Directions TQ 557 072
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Natewood, 2 km away (Directions); Berwick station, 3.2 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 18 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Old Oak, Arlington: 0.3 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Walks nearby
- SE 1477Cuckoo Trail14 miles, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away
- SE 1258Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church2.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.3 miles away
- SE 1344Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church1.7 miles, circular. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SE 1142Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington4.2 miles, circular. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SE 1096Alfriston Clergy House Countryside Walk5.4 miles, circular. Starts 4 miles away
- SE 1481Cuckmere Pilgrim Path11 miles, circular. Starts 4.3 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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