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Birling Gap and Chalk Cliffs – Went Hill loop from East Dean and Friston

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East Dean And Friston

Birling Gap and Chalk Cliffs – Went Hill loop from East Dean and Friston

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Birling Gap and Chalk Cliffs – Went Hill loop from East Dean and Friston

01:11

12.4km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.59 km for 51 m

After 11.9 km for 103 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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697 m

Downs View Lane Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A secluded bridleway that joins East Dean to Eastbourne. Mostly single & double track, except for the concrete road between the golf course and Ringwood Farm.

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3.76 km

Pashley Down Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Magnificent views across Eastbourne and towards the sea! If you’re doing the South Downs Way (west - east) then you’re so nearly there!

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9.73 km

Birling Gap and Chalk Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

Birling Gap has been made famous for its coastal chalk cliff recession – the coastguard cottages have been gradually falling into the sea for decades. The pebble beach is currently …

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9.84 km

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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11.0 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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12.0 km

Hikers Rest Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

12.0 km

The Beehive Café & Deli

Highlight • Other

Quiet and better food and drinks than the nearby National Trust cafe on the beach front! Being opposite a village green and traditional pub makes this a quintessentially English pit stop :-)

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12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.85 km

3.48 km

974 m

953 m

865 m

240 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.76 km

2.36 km

765 m

382 m

143 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

18°C

0 %

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Birling Gap and Chalk Cliffs – Went Hill loop from East Dean and Friston

Downs View Lane Bridleway

Pashley Down Trig Point

Birling Gap and Chalk Cliffs

Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Cliffs

Went Hill

Hikers Rest Coffee Shop

The Beehive Café & Deli

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