TOUGH HIKE 26km "Fourteen Sisters" - Seven Sisters DOUBLE

📏 Key Info:
• Distance: 16 miles (26km)
• Grading: Challenging
• Ascent: 750m
• Hiking time: 6 to 7 hours
• Cost: £36 (includes guided hike + return train)
• Refunds: Payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you follow our [Resale Process] and your place is rebooked, we’ll issue a refund.
• Toilet Breaks: On the train, at the mid-afternoon stop, and at the end pub

📍 Meeting Point
• Location: Victoria station. Meet between WHSmith (no 34) and Nero Express (no 29) - MAP & PHOTO
• Time: Meet 8:20am, leave 8:40am for the 8:54 train
• Return: 7:36pm arrival back in London (you’re committed until then)

🌟 Highlights
• Conquer the legendary Seven Sisters — in both directions
• Tackle 26km with 750m of ascent and 750m of descent, covering 16 hills
• Experience one of our toughest London-based hikes, only for the fit and experienced
• Enjoy iconic views along one of the most spectacular coastal trails in England
• Walk past Birling Gap and Belle Tout lighthouse, moved 17m inland to escape erosion
• Finish in Eastbourne, officially England’s sunniest town

🥾 Hike Description
This is the legendary Fourteen Sisters hike, created by Outdooraholics in 2013 as a tougher, more exhilarating version of the famous Seven Sisters coastal trail. While we run the classic Seven Sisters hike often, this unique challenge sees us hike the route twice — in both directions. It is an epic day of white cliffs, rolling downs, and endless sea views.

We begin in the seaside town of Eastbourne, heading west along the South Downs Way to tackle the Seven Sisters for the first time. The chalk cliffs have been shaped over thousands of years by natural erosion processes, and form one of the most dramatic coastlines in England. In fact, there are now eight Sisters, as coastal erosion has created a new one over time. Along the way we pass Birling Gap and the iconic Belle Tout lighthouse, famously moved 17 metres inland in 1999 to save it from the encroaching sea.

After completing the Seven Sisters, the challenge really begins: we turn around and hike the entire route back again. The return journey rewards us with fresh perspectives and equally breathtaking views, as the cliffs and rolling downs look entirely different in reverse. Each hill is a new test, and by the end of the day you’ll have conquered around 16 climbs in total.

Toughness – can I really do this?
We’re not going to deceive you — for most people this will be a tough physical challenge. We hike over about 16 hills in total during the day, covering 26km at a fairly brisk pace (not a stroll). Most fit and regular hikers should be able to take this on, but it is not suitable for beginners. There are safe exit points if needed, but please only sign up if this kind of challenge appeals — the Fourteen Sisters is our toughest London-based hike.

The Fourteen Sisters official Facebook page link

🧭 Guide:
• Leader: GRAHAM
• Contact (hike day only): 07796 098487

🍽️ Food:
• Bring a packed lunch
• Pub visit after the hike (drinks optional)

🎒What to Bring
• Hiking boots/shoes
• Water (2 litres minimum)
• Packed lunch
• Waterproofs (jacket and trousers)
• Hat and gloves if cold
• Train tickets are arranged – just meet us at the meeting point

⚠️ Safety
Your guide is a trained hike leader and Outdoor Activity First Aider

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Cliffs – danger
There are sheer drops off the cliffs and some of these soft chalk cliffs are crumbling at the edges with chunks regularly falling and no fencing in place. Please keep at least 3 metres away from the edges. If you fall, or the ground at the edge of the cliff collapses it will almost certainly be fatal.

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