Between 1st-13th July 2026 I followed the Sussex Lap route clockwise as per the GPX. It was hot and dry weather throughout, the main challenges were ensuring picking up enough water/electrolytes from shops along the route and navigation on certain sections of the Sussex Border Path was tricky. More picture and social media posts are up at https://www.sussexlap.co.uk/ for each day, and I will write a blog post with more details about the lap soon!
If it helps others in making future attempts, my daily schedule on the lap was as follows (taking into account average days of 40-50km and stopping at places with good hotel / transport options):
1st July: Fishersgate to Bognor Regis
2nd July: Bognor Regis to Fishbourne
3rd July: Fishbourne to Emsworth
4th July: (rest day)
5th July: Emsworth to Haslemere
6th July: Haslemere to Charlwood
7th July: (rest day)
8th July: Charlwood to Groombridge
9th July: Groombridge to Hawkhurst
10th July: Hawkhurst to Rye
11th July: (rest day)
12th July: Rye to Eastbourne
13th July: Eastbourne to Fishersgate