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Dew Pond with Lone Tree – Ditchling Beacon Climb loop from Pyecombe

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Dew Pond with Lone Tree – Ditchling Beacon Climb loop from Pyecombe

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Dew Pond with Lone Tree – Ditchling Beacon Climb loop from Pyecombe

00:36

6.90km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.36 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.41 km

South Downs Way Junction Signpost

Highlight • Structure

1.81 km

Dew Pond in South Downs National Park

Highlight • Natural

Keep an eye out for dew ponds which were built to collect rainwater for the large flocks of grazing sheep to drink.

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2.07 km

Dew Pond with Lone Tree

Highlight • Structure

Before it was possible to channel a water supply to farmland, dew ponds were dug as a way to collect rain water for the animals. Sometimes known as mist ponds or cloud ponds, they are usually high up on hills so are often accompanied by beautiful views.

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3.39 km

Ice-cream van at Ditchling Beacon

Highlight • Rest Area

Ice cream van at the Ditchling Beacon serving ice cream, hot drinks and some bakery goods.

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3.47 km

Ditchling Beacon Climb

Highlight • Climb

Ditchling Beacon is the third-highest point on the South Downs, with spectacular views - it's a great climb to test the legs on.

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3.90 km

View from Ditchling Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ditchling Beacon is the third highest point on the South Downs. On the surrounding open grassland and sheep-grazed areas you can find many flowers and herbs typical of chalk grassland– marjoram, thyme, Round-headed Rampion, Twayblade and Fragrant orchid to name but a few. Ditchling Beacon is also the site of an early Iron Age hill fort (700BC). Its name comes from two periods of history. Ditchling has Saxon origins and ‘Beacon’ was added when the hill was part of a line of fires lit to warn of the Spanish Armada invasion.

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4.83 km

Ditchling Beacon Dew Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

An iconic sight in the South Downs National Park are the dew ponds, made for grazing livestock to drink from.

This one is particularly striking at sunset and features a lone tree which reflects perfectly in the water.

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5.92 km

Clayton Windmills

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.19 km

577 m

120 m

Surfaces

4.03 km

2.68 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

32°C

17°C

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Dew Pond with Lone Tree – Ditchling Beacon Climb loop from Pyecombe

South Downs Way Junction Signpost

Dew Pond in South Downs National Park

Dew Pond with Lone Tree

Ice-cream van at Ditchling Beacon

Ditchling Beacon Climb

View from Ditchling Beacon

Ditchling Beacon Dew Pond

Clayton Windmills

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