Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2025

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South Downs National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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283 m

Crowlink Gate, South Downs National Park

Highlight • Trail

National Trust car park and point of many path options towards the cliffs. Glorious on a sunny day and always in good company. 🐑🐑🐑

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4.79 km

View of Cuckmere Haven

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Let's be honest, the views are incredible all round at the Seven Sisters National Park. From this side you get to enjoy the winding meanders of the Cuckmere River and …

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6.42 km

View of the Cuckmere Valley

Highlight • River

This is a stunning section of the South Downs Way. The views over the meandering lazy Cuckmere river are simply beautiful.

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6.53 km

This is a beautiful section of the South Downs Way that goes through the Seven Sisters Country Park. The views of the Cuckmere River are simply divine and the countryside is just so typical English and beautiful.

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7.48 km

Stone Steps on the South Downs Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Get ready for a lung bursting thigh pumping five minutes to do the steps of doom. Not quite as bad as the heading suggests but a good high intensity addition to your run session.

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32.5 km

Cuckmere

Lake

35.6 km

Wilmington Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

The trig point has a distant backdrop of the South Downs away to the west towards Cliffe Hill and Firle Beacon. The famous 'Long Man of Wilmington' is beyond the fence on the steep north side of the hill.

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42.0 km

View of Butts Brow and the Sea

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

45.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.8 km

19.0 km

3.33 km

1.27 km

977 m

461 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

14.4 km

4.69 km

4.23 km

3.80 km

2.10 km

Elevation

Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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