Horsham Round
A 28-mile walk making a complete circuit of the town of Horsham in West Sussex. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: TQ 173 304
Distance: 28 miles (45 km)
Time: 11–14 hours
Duration: 2–3 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
OL34 Crawley and Horsham
Summary
The Horsham Round is a circular route going around the outskirts of and countryside local to the town of Horsham in West Sussex. Originally created by Horsham Joggers in 1994 as a running challenge event for its members, the route is now as popular with leisure and long-distance walkers as it is with runners. The route passes through undulating High Weald countryside, offers views to the Surrey Hills and Sussex Downs, and takes in short sections of the Sussex Border Path, High Weald Landscape Trail, West Sussex Literary Trail, and Downs Link. Locations visited on an anti-clockwise course include Amiesmill Bridge, Bull’s Farm, Home Wood, Finche’s Wood, Bushey Copse, Mannings Heath, Coalhurst Wood, Greenbroom Hill, Knights Strength, Roffey Park, Holbrook, Gunbarn Crossing, Mayes Lane, Monks Lane, Rowhook, Slinfold, Itchingfield, Southwater Street, and Denne Park.