Worthing Five Peaks Challenge 2025 (17 miles)
- UNDER 16 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
Can you hike 17 miles and 'conquer five peaks' in the South Downs, near Worthing, West Sussex, for World Suicide Prevention Week?
Date and time
Location
Hill Barn Recreation Ground car park, BN14 9QF
Hillbarn Road Worthing BN14 9QF United KingdomRefund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 9 hours
- UNDER 16 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
- Free venue parking
Worthing Five Peaks Challenge (17 miles). The Big One!
Come join us for an epic adventure on Saturday, 6th September 2025 at 9.00am, enjoying the splendour of the South Downs National Park while raising vital funds during World Suicide Prevention Week for www.ollysfuture.org.uk. You'll be helping an amazing cause. For anyone who has lost someone to suicide, this is a chance to honour them.
This five 'peaks' challenge marks FIVE years of Olly's Future national suicide prevention charity in memory of a remarkable young man from Worthing - Oliver (Olly) Hare. Every single penny raised will support our suicide prevention work. This includes delivering training to equip people with the skills to spot the signs in someone who may be thinking of suicide and have a conversation that could help save their life. To date more than 7,000 people worldwide have had this training. It was co-developed by Ann Feloy, founder of Olly's Future, in memory of her beloved son. With your support, we can deliver this to even more people.
Help a very worthwhile cause and do something great for your own wellbeing too!
Details
- Date: Sat, 6th September, 2025
- Start Location: Hill Barn Lane, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 9QF. What3Words app = scorching.candle.rural
- Finish location: Highdown Hill, near Goring, West Sussex
- Distance: 17 miles (27 km)
- Duration: 7 – 8.5 hours (including snack and lunch stops)
- Meeting time: 9 am, for a 9.30 am start
- Registration Fee: £25 individual or £35 for a family of 2 adults and 2 children up to 16 years old (please get in touch with us at events@ollysfuture.org.uk if you have a family group of a different size)
- Fundraising Target: £100 per participant
What are the five peaks?
- Cissbury Ring - the second largest Iron Age Hillfort in England
- Chanctonbury Ring - site of a Roman temple
- Chantry Hill - steepest climb of all
- Black Patch - site of Neolithic flint mines
- Highdown Hill - site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery
How to fundraise for Olly's Future
If you are willing, we are here to help you with your fundraising target of £100.
It costs in the region of £100,000 per year to deliver our suicide prevention programmes and cover charitable costs. So we are very grateful for every penny you can raise.
If you wish to, you can set up a fundraising page on Local Giving, follow this link - Olly's Future | Localgiving
- Follow the link and scroll down to the 'Fundraise for Us' button
- Log in with your details and set a password
- Search for Olly's Future - don't forget the apostrophe
- Share your story if you wish, on your fundraising page
- Share the link to your fundraising page with your family and friends to encourage them to make a donation
- If you have any questions or would like us to set up your fundraising page for you, contact us at events@ollysfuture.org.uk
What to bring
- Suitable walking footwear and weather-appropriate clothing
- Packed lunch and water bottle
- A mobile phone if you have one
Route
Groups of different abilities will be led by experienced walk leaders and there will be marshalls along the route. Olly's Future is very grateful to members of the Friends of the South Downs and the Sussex Ramblers for volunteering their help on the day. Please note:
- This route is for people who are used to walking and are fit
- The route is entirely along public footpaths or bridleways
- There is just one road to cross and a marshall will be on hand for safety
- For the route outline please click here https://tinyurl.com/2p6526zz
Stops along the way
- Frankland Arms at Washington
- Sullington Manor Farm, near Chantry Hill, half way point
- World's End pub at Patching
- Highdown Hotel/pub final destination
If you wanted to finish the walk early, you could phone someone to come and pick you up at any of these points.
Something extra
For those who want to learn about the landscape, as well as delight in the beautiful vistas, you will be able to scan a QR code to watch short videos by historian Chris Hare about the fascinating history and folklore behind each of the five peaks. Chris is Oliver's father.
Five Peaks in Five Hours!
For those who think 17 miles is a walk in the park, why not really challenge yourself and do the 'Five Peaks in Five Hours'. When you register, please tell us if you would like to try for this extra big challenge.
Alternative shorter route - Cissbury Ring and back (6 miles)
For those who want a shorter walk, please go to https://tinyurl.com/yeeedjts for the 6 mile route around Cissbury Ring and back, starting at Hill Barn Lane meeting point, the same as for the 17 mile walk, and finishing back at the starting point.
Don't miss out on this exciting challenge to explore the great outdoors in the South Downs and make a difference towards saving lives from suicide.
Our vision is a world where no young person loses their life to suicide.
For the route outline please click here https://tinyurl.com/2p6526zz
Ann Feloy, founder and CEO of Olly's Future, in memory of her beloved son, with some of his friends who formed the charity, and supporters on one of the charity's previous walks. Olly loved walking the downs with his family.
Frequently asked questions
17 miles/27 kilometres. It will depend on your fitness as to how quickly you complete the challenge. For those who are very fit, the challenge is to 'conquer' the five peaks in five hours. Please tell us how fit you are when you register so we can put you into the most appropriate group.
There is 2,146 feet of ascent overall but generally the South Downs are gentle rising hills. The steepest part of the whole walk is at Chantry Hill which requires walkers to be fit. It comes just after the half way point at Sullington Manor Farm where refreshments will be served.
There will be a short comfort break at each of the peaks to find out about the history and landcape and also a lunch break at the halfway point of Sullington Manor Farm where refreshments will be served.
Experienced walks leaders will be at the head of each walking group, according to your preferred pace.
You can stop at various points along the way and arrange for someone to come and get you. In order, these are the following places: The Frankland Arms, Washington, Sullington Manor Farm, Sullington, Worlds End pub, Patching.
Our final destination is at Highdown Hill, where there is yet another pub/hotel nearby. Please arrange for someone to pick you up at Highdown car park, BN12 6FB or otherwise, you can walk to nearby Goring-by-Sea train station.
Please click on this link to see the route. Please also zoom in to see the various places mentioned in the description of the route. https://tinyurl.com/mr3dz6ej. We start at the car park in Hill Barn Lane, BN14 9QF.
You don’t have to fundraise – just pay the £25 registration fee. However, Olly's Future needs £100k per year to deliver its programmes, so every penny counts. We’ve set a £100 target and can help you set up a fundraising page, so please email us for your fundraising pack at events@ollysfuture.org.uk
Organized by
Olly's Future suicide prevention charity (no. 1187184) was set up in memory of Oliver (Olly) Hare from Worthing after he died aged just 22 years. Friends and family came together to create a legacy of hope in memory of exceptional young man and have delivered their suicide prevention training to over 7,000 participants in the UK and abroad. Ann Feloy, Olly's mum, founder and CEO, was given an award by the PM Office in recognition of the work in saving young lives from suicide.