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Standean Bottom

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Standean Bottom

Recommended by 35 hikers out of 36

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: South Downs National Park

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Location: Brighton and Hove, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Castle Hill loop — South Downs National Park

10.4km

02:57

220m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Clifftop Path, Undercliff Walk, Rottingdean and Woodingdean loop — South Downs National Park

20.5km

05:31

260m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. John Harvey Gravestone to Castle Hill loop from Woodingdean — South Downs National Park

16.0km

04:24

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Trail Magazine

July 9, 2020

The South Downs are well known for their beautifully sculpted ‘bottoms’ (glacial coombes scooped out by ice) but even regular South Downs wanderers might be hard pressed to tell you where this one is. Standean Bottom is part of a cluster of crazily-curved mini-valleys that lie hidden in the hills between Woodingdean (the easternmost suburb of Brighton) and Lewes. It’s just off the South Downs Way, so most SDW trampers never see it, but if you scooch south off the trail via an ancient track known as Jugg’s Road, you can pick up a footpath that leads you right into this lovely labyrinth of weird little hollows. Combine it with the incredible views from the Kingston Ridge, and make sure you take a dip afterwards, either in the sea on Brighton seafront or in the magnificently Art Deco Saltdean Lido (subject to reopening). That’s South Downs magic right there.

Nick Hallissey, Country Walking deputy edito

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Location: Brighton and Hove, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Standean Bottom

1. Castle Hill loop — South Downs National Park

2. Clifftop Path, Undercliff Walk, Rottingdean and Woodingdean loop — South Downs National Park

3. John Harvey Gravestone to Castle Hill loop from Woodingdean — South Downs National Park

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