Route of Sussex Lap
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The Sussex Lap route is a 428km (266 mile) path around the full circumference of Sussex, with a total elevation gain of 3,450m. It is made up of a combination of two existing paths:
a) the Sussex Border Path, which covers the inland section following the county borders with Hampshire, Surrey and Kent
b) the King Charles III England Coast Path.
The route itself can be broken down into the following four main sections.
West Sussex coast path
Fishersgate to Emsworth
Section distance: 122km
Section highlights: Shoreham by Sea, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Pagham Harbour, Selsey Bill, West Wittering Beach, Itchenor, Bosham Harbour, Thorney Island.
West Sussex border path
Emsworth to East Grinstead
Section distance: 117km
Distance around Sussex Lap: 239km
Section highlights: Rowlands Castle, Harting, Haslemere, Black Down, Rudgwick, Rusper, Gatwick Airport.
East Sussex border path
East Grinstead to Rye
Section distance: 96km
Distance around Sussex Lap: 335km
Section highlights: Ashurst, Bewl Water, Hawkhurst, Bodiam Castle.
East Sussex coast path
Rye to Fishersgate
Section distance: 93km
Distance around Sussex Lap: 428km
Section highlights: Hastings, Eastbourne, Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven, Newhaven, Rottingdean, Brighton & Hove.
East Sussex Lap / West Sussex Lap Route
An optional detour worth mentioning is the Sussex Border Path North to South spur between East Grinstead to Fishersgate (also known as the Mid Sussex Link).
This follows the East/West Sussex border to the coast, and so provides the possibility of creating your own shorter routes for both an East Sussex Lap or a West Sussex Lap - simply combine this path with the desired coast and border path sections from the Sussex Lap route above.
The Sussex Border Path North to South spur is documented with maps on the Sussex Border Path website.
