April Trail Run: Ditchling Beacon to Stanmer Park

This is a friendly, easy-paced trail run from Ditchling Beacon to Stanmer Park. We'll finish at Stanmer Tea Rooms for a light lunch. The route is around 10.5k but there is the option to stop at 8.4k and go to the tea room. We'll meet and head off shortly after 10.30am.

The route is mainly downhill with some uphill sections. We will accommodate all paces if there are points where members of the group need to walk or go more slowly. There is some uneven ground at points and paths with loose stones so trail running shoes are recommended.

We'll meet at the Ditchling Beacon Car Park, you can get here from Brighton on the 79 bus. The bus leaves Brighton Station at 9.52am arriving at Ditchling Beacon at 10.14am. The bus timetable is here: https://bustimes.org/services/79-old-steine-ditchling-beacon?date=2025-04-13

We will be following this route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3343566347136719040

GoodGym Brighton do a trail run once a month, generally on the 3rd Sunday. The purpose of these runs is to get together for a social, chatty run over the beautiful countryside and they often end with a refuel stop somewhere. They tend to be anywhere from 5k onwards and can be hilly. But we never leave anyone behind and the purpose is to all run together and enjoy time together. Adding these to the diary in advance, details will be updated nearer the time of each run.