Length: 25.8 km (16.0 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 422m
Net Walking Time: 6 hours
Toughness: 7 out of 10
Take the 09.16 Littlehampton train from
Victoria (09.23 CJ, 09.34 EC), arrives Burgess Hill at 10.09 or
Take the 09.15 Brighton train from
London Bridge (09.29 EC), arrives Burgess Hill at 10.05.
Return trains: xx.02 and xx.32 to Victoria and xx.08
and xx.38 to London Bridge (and beyond).
Buy a Hassocks Return.
“This walk takes in Sussex landmarks including three windmills, two golf
courses, ponds, a water tower, picturesque villages and The Sussex Downs with
panoramic views of surrounding countryside and the South coast. Initially
following the railway track south towards Hassocks, the walk goes east through
a local rural park area and climbs up to a distinctive water tower visible for
miles around. Continuing on with constant views of the Downs to the south,
passing stables, farms etc, it joins the Sussex Border Path,
which divides east and west Sussex, and travels south towards Ditchling (the
recommended lunch stop for the short walk, and a possible early lunch stop for
the main walk). Later, the path steeply ascends near Ditchling Beacon. After a
descent for lunch at the Plough at Pyecombe, there is a gentler climb up
Wolstonbury Hill. There follows a descent to Hurstpierpoint (and
its college); the route almost coming full circle -just skirting Burgess Hill
on the way to Hassocks.”
Short Walk – nine
options! Check the webpage or the pdf for details.
Lunch: plenty of options; check the webpage or the pdf for
details.
Tea: a pub and a café; check the webpage or the pdf for
details.
For walk directions, map, height profile, photos
and gpx/kml files click here.
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