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Name:Devil's Dyke
Hill number:5444
Height:216.5m / 710ft
Parent (Ma):2912  Ditchling Beacon
RHB Section:42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight
County/UA:West Sussex
Catchment:Adur, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:TQ 25739 10848
Summit feature:ramparts of hill fort 2m W of trig point
Drop:67.2m
Col:149.3m  TQ 2417 1091  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 198
(1:25k) OL11 122
Observations:edge of wood at TQ 25870 11075 and ground at TQ 25729 10899 possible natural summits but much man-made disturbance inside fort
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Hump replaced by 18391 Truleigh Hill in Aug 2020
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 209 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
On day three South Downs Waynickywood129/09/2023
From south downs wayemily28/03/2023
Across the field to the trig from the South Down Way.fosal2917/11/2022
Hassocks to Bamber. Revisit - minor detour from SDW.Smudge13/03/2022
Quick visit to summit and natural highpoints from car park.PGCE23/11/2020
A day on the South Downs enjoying the aftermath of Storm Alex. Using the SDW and the Sussex Border Path. Parked at Ditchling and set off in the rain. Ditchling Beacon - Chattri War Memorial - West Hill - Devil's Dyke - Edburton Hill - Truleigh Hill - Wolstonbury Hill - Ditchling Car park. The afternoon weather was a lot better.Buck03/10/2020
Detour from SDWlerritt22/08/2020
Bagged on a circular walk out of HassocksPhilipChaston28/06/2020
Clear day - lovely views en route from Hassocks to Shorehamjedthehumanoid22/10/2019
with PJB after Clair Parkrun using South Downs Way from Pyecombe. The first part of this walk involves walking by and over the very busy and noisy A23trimarc214/09/2019
with DTL after Haywards Heath parkrun. Walked from Pyecombe over West Hillr114/09/2019
Justifiably popular view point next to Devil's Dyke pub, icecream van, NT carpark with topograph, trig and ancient earthworks. HP probably by trig. On a breezy sunny day it was delightful and we continued our Downs traverse westward.Denise 29/08/2019
From West Hill past the impressive dry valley of Devils Dyke. Superb views. Also visited the ground in the car park which I thought was possibly higher than the base of the ring mound with the trig.RichardM29/08/2019
A chance spot on a day out with a club for people with chronic mental health problems. We took the 77 up from Brighton. We had a beer as well.Sixtyplus08/06/2019
Chilly evening stroll up from Summer Down carpark again. Pint of Wainwright in the Devil’s Dyke pub very appropriate and welcome.Pete West03/04/2019
20 mile circular from Clayton Windmills - overcast, then sunny, generally windy.atreides788731/03/2019
Nice walk up Summer Down from Summer Down carpark on another bright warm morning in this scary February heat wave.Pete West27/02/2019
From parking area on Summers Down. West Hill, West Hill(boundary) and Devils Dyke. The Donkey wheel, an old 400 year old well at the National Trust farm Saddlescombe is worth a look. Access over stile opposite last cottage.mart079727/11/2018
From car park.David Gradwell09/11/2018
SDWVatsmith22/05/2018
From a busy CP to the West, good tracks to summit area, amazing to think the old toll road then A roads passed through this way before the tunnel was dugnordicstar11/05/2018
Last hill before lunch on our South Downs walk. Visited with SarahBernard11/04/2018
With K from car park to see if Devil's Dyke Farm. Rescued young German tourists waiting for a bus that would never come.Ashley08/03/2018
Parked at the Devil's Dyke NT CP (TQ 259 109) £3 all day easy walk 250m SW from the CP to the summit TrigTony Hartry01/11/2017
Fabulous. Then coffee and cake at National Trust farm below before bagging both West Hill tops.ijpowell27/10/2017
Bagged as YSM0055 Devils Dyke. Again another one already bagged by Mr U2, so whilst he waited in the NT Carpark (beware £60 fine if no ticket) and admired the gliders getting ready, I took the short walk to the trig point. Fantastic views. #5 day#2 - on the road again Total day#1 #13thejackrustles19/08/2017
Cycle ride from Hangleton. Humid.hillbagger9130/06/2017
With: hb; Doing a training walk for Alps with repeated ups and downs of the scarp slope between Poynings and Edburton.Ian Baines20/05/2017
With: ib; Doing a training walk for Alps with repeated ups and downs of the scarp slope between Poynings and Edburton. Helen Baines20/05/2017
From NT car park and then on to Edburton and Truleigh Hills.PeterD11/05/2017
Walked from Wolstonbury Hill via Pyecombe and Saddlescombe.Raymond Butler17/04/2017
Climbed while doing the nearby series of geocaches. Paid parking very nearby. Free parking further down the road.JamesA6012/04/2017
With Katy. Short Sunny WalkGeorge Thompson07/04/2017
From the pub car park after a good wander around the actual Dyke.DanMaisieBex04/03/2017
Southwick station - Truleigh Hill - Edburton Hill - Devil's Dyke - West Hill - Wolstonbury Hill - Ditchling Beacon - Hassocks station. Fantastic walk!Mark Jackson04/02/2017
easy walk from Sandlescombetrimarc203/05/2016
1/10 First of many on the mainland and the island....(Devils Dyke/West Hill Boundary/West Hill/West High Down/Tennyson Down/Headon Hill/Harboro/Brighstone Down/St. Catherines Hill/St. Boniface Down)Fergalh02/04/2016
Part of SDW50 recce from Worthing to FalmerDavidGMould30/03/2016
From the national trust car park.bolton10/01/2016
Windiest place on earth!clique01/01/2016
From lower free car park, easy stroll up track.rhalstead18/10/2015
Nice sunny bagging. Short walk from NT car park. Ticket machines not working today so I saved £2 car parking fee. :-)assynt_bob08/09/2015
Very short circular walk from the NT car park.Minto12/08/2015
With the hannahsFionalevey08/05/2015
From NT P&D carpark.jimbloomer09/01/2015
Up from car park.Good viewpoint for so little effort.catman05/01/2015
.tim74715/11/2014
. CreakingHiker15/11/2014
After visiting some nurseries with Cheryl. Love having a summit pub!simon and co04/08/2014
From car park.Chris Peart28/06/2014