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King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne

Waymarked Way · East Sussex

1,000

XP

a 2-day route

Strenuous
53.34 km
Linear
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

572 m

Drop

577 m

Highest

158 m

Lowest

0 m

Walking time

about 11 h 36 min

A 2-day route, walked in stages. 1,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 3.4 km, climbs 22% for 400 m early on, comes down 15% for 250 m early on.

Reversed: Easy first 32.7 km, climbs 15% for 250 m near the end, comes down 22% for 400 m near the end.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main descent: km 4.9–8.7, from 158 m to 13 m.

How the 53.2 km splits

Flat

37.0 km

Climbing

7.6 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

8.0 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.2 km

Link it with other walks

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Vanguard Way

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Undercliff Walk

Shares 5.4 km of path · meets at km 34.0, 34.4

5.4 km

Clifftop Walk From Birling Gap to Exceat, South Downs East

Shares 4.7 km of path · meets at km 8.6, 14.6, 14.7

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Monarch's Way

Shares 4.1 km of path · meets at km 43.0, 46.5, 47.0

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Wealdway

Shares 3.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.8, 1.9…

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Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East

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Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 22.5, 23.2, 24.5…

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Bounding Up to Belle Tout at Birling Gap, South Downs East

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 7.1

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