Valley Explorer Trail, Devil's Dyke
1.3 miles (2.2 km), linear. Devil's Dyke to National Trust 'Newtimber Hill' sign. Under an hour, easy.
Start: TQ 258 109. Finish: TQ 258 110. 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.
Along the way
Devil's Dyke, South Downs, West Sussex. Photo: Alex Passmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. 
South Downs Way on Summer Down. Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Up and down
About 51 m of climbing and 137 m of descent; highest point 215 m.
Breaks in the line are gaps in the mapped route.
Facts
- Code
- SE 1379
- Distance
- 1.3 miles (2.2 km)
- Publisher’s page
- openstreetmap.org
- Type
- Linear
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Operator, in OpenStreetMap
- National Trust
- Region
- South East
- County
- West Sussex
- Total ascent
- About 51 m. Highest point 215 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Devils Dyke, 50 m from the start. Directions TQ 258 109
- Car parks
- Car park, 30 m from the start. Directions TQ 258 109Devil's Dyke (pay), 90 m from the start. Directions TQ 258 110Car park, 450 m from the start. Directions TQ 261 106
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
Underfoot: grass 76%, gravel and tracks 7%.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 4 gates.
Steepest climb: about 134 m in a kilometre (1 in 7), starting 0.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Devil's Dyke, Fulking: at the start and finish.
- Cafés
- The Wildflower Cafe, Poynings: 1.2 miles in. Seats outside.The Dyke Golf Club Canteen, Poynings: 0.2 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- SE 1242Chasm Explorer, Sussex EastShares 1.2 miles of path with this route. Finishes on this route at Devil's Dyke car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Devil's Dyke.
- SE 1072Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex EastThis route starts and finishes on it at Devil's Dyke.
- SE 1236Fulking Archaeology Walk, Sussex EastThis route starts and finishes on it at Devil's Dyke.
- SE 1375Downland Discovery Walk, Devil's DykeStarts and finishes on this route at Devil's Dyke car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Devil's Dyke.
- SE 1419Rampart Ramble, Devil's DykeStarts and finishes on this route at Devil's Dyke car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Devil's Dyke.
Walks nearby
- SE 1349Saddlescombe Farm and Newtimber walk, Sussex East1.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.1 miles away
- SE 1201Wolstonbury Hill Explore Nature Walk, Sussex East3.7 miles, circular. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SE 139Downs LinkLong-distance route, 37 miles, one way. Starts 4.6 miles away
- SE 1034Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path9.3 miles, one way. Starts 5.6 miles away
- SE 1244Green Circle7.1 miles, one way. Starts 5.9 miles away
- SE 1178A Walk at Blackcap4 miles, circular. Starts 7 miles away
Sources
Mapped by the National Trust’s own mapping team in OpenStreetMap (its history), which we count as the Trust’s confirmation; checked 21 October 2026.
- Route line: OpenStreetMap relation 19307578, mapped by volunteers
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.