Walks from Bognor Regis

Coastal seafront promenades, shingle beaches, sand dunes, sea wall paths, quiet seafront homes and south coast seaside resorts.

Warnings: Check tide timings.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Similar walk: Railwalks.

Reverse direction: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

A varied route running mostly on residential roads at the Bognor end before heading inland through crop fields and woods and then following the River Arun from Ford to Arundel. Field sections can be muddy with bridges; the riverside path can be very overgrown with stinging nettles and uneven ground. A lot of construction work in this area means the ground may differ from older maps.

Time: 4h–8h30

Lunch: A shop and possibly other facilities at Yapton, around the half-way point.

Warnings: The section between Ford and Yapton can be blocked by high fencing around building land (a closure notice with no viable alternative has been reported); be prepared to divert. The road crossing before Felpham has no crossing point or island and needs a long wait for a gap. At the Bisham solar farm a deep, steep-sided drainage ditch runs alongside the path with no obvious crossing. The A259 Bognor by-pass must be crossed.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A flat route opening along the seafront promenade and then heading inland across mainly arable field paths and quiet country lanes through low farmland. Kissing gates but no stiles; some paths narrow and overgrown in summer. Can get boggy in winter. Following the Chichester Canal path from Hunston makes a nicer route into or out of the city than the residential streets through Whyke.

Time: 3h30–7h

Lunch: A parade of shops at Rose Green near Aldwick, but no facilities after Aldwick before Chichester.

Warnings: Do not try to cross the A27 directly; follow the path to the bridge. There is a railway bridge with about 20 steps each side. Fields around Pagham Rife can get very soggy and muddy in winter.

Walk details: Slow Ways.