- Recreational walks in East Sussex
The following are lists of recreational walks in
East Sussex ,England hort walks
*Abbots Wood near
Hailsham has two walks, the Abbots Amble, 2.5 kilometres following yellow waymarks and Oak Walk, just over 1 kilometre following red waymarks.
*Beaneys Lane 'A Walk For All Seasons' 1.5 kilometres on the outskirts ofHastings through the Maplehurst Woods SSSI, following wren marker posts between The Ridge and Stonestile Lane — mostly flat and good surface, one incline near The Ridge.
*Butcher's Trudge, a 2 kilometre circular walk from Butchershole near the town ofFriston inFriston Forest following white waymarks.
*Ditchling Common Country Park Trail, located betweenHaywards Heath andLewes , 1.5 kilometres long following purple waymarks.
*Forest Way circular walks incorporating parts of the Forest Way — 5 kilometres following orange waymarks fromForest Row , 4.5 kilometres following green waymarks and 6 kilometres following red waymarks fromHartfield , and 8 kilometres following purple waymarks fromGroombridge
*The High WealdArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty has lots of different walks — see the link to their website below ('External Links')
*Marline Valley Nature Reserve on the outskirts ofHastings has various walks, but note they are steep and often muddy. No car park, access is from the B2092 Road (Queensway), car drivers are asked to park in one of the roads opposite the site and cross over Queensway (the road is quite busy). A pdf map of the site is available [http://www.sussexwt.org.uk/Reserve%20Guide%20pdfs/marline%20valleymap.pdf here]
*Park Wood inHellingly (to the north ofHailsham ) has a number of signed circular walks.
*Seven Sisters Country Park has an easy to follow path from its Visitor Centre atExceat (on the A259 road fromEastbourne toSeaford ), which goes alongside theRiver Cuckmere to the sea atCuckmere Haven .Longer walks
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Cuckoo Trail , 16 kilometres fromEridge toPolegate , and there is an extension from there to Hampden Park inEastbourne .
*Forest Way , 14.5 kilometres fromForest Row toGroombridge , plus a linking path betweenEast Grinstead andForest Row .Long-distance paths
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1066 Country Walk , 50 kilometresPevensey Castle to Rye
*Downs Link — 59 kilometres from the North Downs Way atSt. Martha's Hill nearGuildford ,Surrey to the South Downs Way atSteyning , and on toShoreham-by-Sea
*High Weald Landscape Trail , running 145 kilometres fromHorsham to Rye (West Sussex ,East Sussex ,Kent )
*Saxon Shore Way , Gravesend,Kent —Hastings 261km
*South Downs Way National Trail
*Sussex Border Path , 256 kilometres fromThorney Island to Rye
*Sussex Ouse Valley Way , 67.5 kilometresLower Beeding toSeaford
*Vanguard Way , 107 kilometres fromCroydon in southLondon toNewhaven
*Wealdway , 129 kilometres from Gravesend,Kent toEastbourne ee also
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Long-distance footpaths in the UK External links
* [http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/countryside/walks/ East Sussex Council's Walks page]
* [http://www.highweald.org/sites.asp?PageId=27 The High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website] — describes a wide range of short walks across a large area ofKent ,East Sussex andWest Sussex
* [http://www.carfreewalks.org/ CarFreeWalks.org - Free Database of Walks in the UK with a strong focus on East Sussex]
* [http://www.defra.gov.uk/rds/se/access.htm The Rural Development Service Walks and Rides in the South East page] — has a pdf file detailing walks in East Sussex.
* [http://www.bestwalks.com/sussexbooks.htm bestwalks.com page of books for sale describing walks in Sussex]
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