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View from Beacon Hill – Pen Hill loop from Cocking

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View from Beacon Hill – Pen Hill loop from Cocking

Moderate

5.0

(6)

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View from Beacon Hill – Pen Hill loop from Cocking

04:46

16.7km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 12, 2026

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South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

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214 m

Flint Barn Café

Highlight • Cafe

A great place to stop for refreshments along the South Downs Way. Great outdoor seating area in a nice sheltered courtyard.

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2.55 km

View of the Pine Forest in South Downs National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.22 km

View of the South Downs Forest

Highlight • Natural Monument

8.08 km

Harting Down

Highlight • Natural Monument

Either you've coasted down a steep bit, or ridden up a steep bit... but the views are worth it!

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8.37 km

Beacon Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

On clear days you can see Portsmouth, Southampton, Goodwood, Isle of Wight and much more. Breathtaking...

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8.38 km

View from Beacon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the summit of Beacon Hill, you are afforded wonderful views that stretch for miles in all directions. If you are hiking the South Downs Way, the trail actually takes …

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8.80 km

Pen Hill

Highlight • Natural

This is a stunning area with good, wide, chalky paths that make even walking in the wetter winter months a breeze. Owing to the porous nature of chalk, even my …

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11.2 km

German Airman Memorial

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Quite a rare memorial, one to a German airman that perished in a WW2 raid by a Junkers bomber that was shot down and crashed nearby.

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16.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

511 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

2.39 km

1.89 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Sunday 10 May

14°C

1°C

47 %

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View from Beacon Hill – Pen Hill loop from Cocking

Flint Barn Café

View of the Pine Forest in South Downs National Park

View of the South Downs Forest

Harting Down

Beacon Hill Trig Point

View from Beacon Hill

Pen Hill

German Airman Memorial

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