Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Jack and Jill Windmills – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Pyecombe

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Jack and Jill Windmills – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Pyecombe

Hard

4.9

(50)

294

hikers

Jack and Jill Windmills – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Pyecombe

06:27

23.5km

380m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

697 m

South Downs Way trail near Jack and Jill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Do it when the weather in nicer..

Tip by

787 m

Jack and Jill Windmills

Highlight • Monument

The Clayton Windmills, known locally as Jack and Jill, are fine examples of old windmills that the public can explore on Sundays and holidays during the summer. They comprise a post mill, a tower mill, and the roundhouse of a former post mill. All three are Grade II-listed. For opening times and more information, visit: jillwindmill.org.uk.

Tip by

2.15 km

Keymer Post Viewpoint

Highlight • Summit

Ex Commonwealth March 100K

Tip by

2.80 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.

Tip by

3.74 km

View of the Weald from Ditchling Beacon Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Ditchling Beacon Nature Reserve is owned by the National Trust but managed by the Wildlife Trust. It's an important area of chalk downland with rare species of plant and insect.

The views from this ridge, below Ditchling Beacon are far-reaching, across the Weald.

The South Downs Way long distance footpath walks across the hill above this point.

Tip by

8.51 km

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Blackcap is a National Trust owned area of countryside on the peak of the South Downs, just south east of the village of Plumpton in East Sussex, England. It is also mainly part of the Clayton to Offham Escarpment SSSI. The reserve contains the hills of Blackcap 206 metres (676 ft) in the parish of East Chiltington, Mount Harry 196 metres (643 ft) in the parish of Hamsey and the wooded area of Ashcombe Bottom in the parish of St John Without.

Some wonderful views over the Weald to the North and it is also next to a wonderful forested escarpment. You can also see the beacon at Mount Harry to the East and the Downs at the back of Newhaven to Brighton to the South.

Tip by

11.8 km

Archaeological Site

15.8 km

Blackcap

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

From this viewpoint on the South Downs Way ridge, you can enjoy soaring views across the National Park all the way to New Haven.

Tip by

19.7 km

Ditchling Beacon

Highlight • Natural Monument

From the summit of Ditchling Beacon, you're afforded a wonderful panoramic view. Standing at 814 feet (248 m) above sea level, it is the highest point along the Sussex Downs. You can look south to sea, north across the Weald, or east-west across the Downs. The site, which is managed by the National Trust, is also of archaeological interest due to there being an Iron Age hillfort there.

Tip by

23.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

8.26 km

1.73 km

Surfaces

11.1 km

5.33 km

4.37 km

951 m

778 m

629 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

28°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.9

3,400

Beachy Head Lighthouse to Beachy Head View loop from Exceat — South Downs National Park

07:01h

24.8km

520m

Moderate

4.8

1,158

Ouse Valley Viaduct and Ardingly Reservoir Circular Walk

03:08h

11.7km

130m

Moderate

4.7

590

Monarch's Way and River Arun Circular

03:12h

11.8km

160m

Moderate

4.7

596

Knepp Castle, Knepp Wildland & Shipley Windmill loop from Dial Post

02:28h

9.60km

40m

Moderate

4.8

398

Ditchling Beacon loop from Jack and Jill Windmills — South Downs National Park

02:31h

9.06km

160m

Moderate

4.7

276

Ashdown Forest and Five Hundred Acre Wood loop — High Weald

04:29h

16.4km

260m

Moderate

4.8

226

Lewes Downs & Chapel Hill loop

02:16h

7.92km

190m

Easy

4.8

280

Swanbourne Lake loop via Arundel Cathedral — South Downs National Park

01:15h

4.63km

60m

Moderate

4.5

240

Stanmer Park loop

02:19h

8.37km

150m

Moderate

4.7

307

King Charles III England Coast Path: Brighton to Rottingdean

03:54h

15.2km

60m

Easy

5.0

344

Brighton to Hove via Brighton Beach & West Pier

01:26h

5.62km

20m

Hard

4.7

131

Chanctonbury Ring and Cissbury Ring loop from Findon Valley — South Downs National Park

05:00h

17.7km

380m

Jack and Jill Windmills – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Pyecombe

South Downs Way trail near Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill Windmills

Keymer Post Viewpoint

Dew Pond with Lone Tree

View of the Weald from Ditchling Beacon Nature Reserve

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

Blackcap

Ditchling Beacon

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️