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East Dean And Friston

Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest loop from Birling Gap — South Downs National Park

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East Sussex

Wealden

East Dean And Friston

Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest loop from Birling Gap — South Downs National Park

Moderate

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Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest loop from Birling Gap — South Downs National Park

03:46

13.5km

270m

Hiking

Embark on the Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest loop from Birling Gap, a moderate hike that spans 8.4 miles (13.5 km) with an elevation gain of 875 feet (267 metres), typically taking around 3 hours and 46 minutes to complete. You will experience dramatic coastal cliffs, the meandering…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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145 m

Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

A busy hub for people coming to walk and admire the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs. There is a cafe, toilet block, ice cream van (in summer), shop, visitors’ centre and lots of indoor and outdoor seating.

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555 m

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

As the Seven Sisters, the cliff coast, which is located between Eastbourne and Seaford, is called. They are the most impressive cliffs of the South Downs in Sussex in the …

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5.31 km

View of the Cuckmere Meanders

Highlight • Natural Monument

Part of the South Downs Way, this path leads you up above the stunning Cuckmere Valley. Hiking through the Seven Sisters Country Park, you can look west across the extreme …

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6.78 km

View of the Cuckmere meanders

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Cuckmere is a river in England that rises near Heathfield in East Sussex in the south of the Weald and flows into The Channel. The site of the estuary …

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10.8 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Friston

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The rural church of St Mary the Virgin has graced the East Sussex village of Friston since the late Saxon period. There are remnants of Saxon stonework in the north …

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12.3 km

Went Hill

Highlight • Natural

A beautiful little windswept hill where the trees certainly take the brunt of the strong winds coming in from the sea with their peculiar swept back hairstyle branches.

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13.5 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.01 km

5.33 km

578 m

494 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.02 km

3.91 km

1.68 km

878 m

743 m

273 m

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Wednesday 6 May

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Trail Reviews

Janet 🇳🇱

July 10, 2023, Seven Sisters - Engeland

Podcast of my road trip through England recorded by and with my daughter Francis🥰 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wq857WDJAHTXkYpci6v04?si=aepjQdrUSceY5oP_NFo8ig https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wq857WDJAHTXkYpci6v04?si=aepjQdrUSceY5oP_NFo8ig

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Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest loop from Birling Gap — South Downs National Park

Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven Sisters Cliffs

View of the Cuckmere Meanders

View of the Cuckmere meanders

St Mary the Virgin Church, Friston

Went Hill

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