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Swallows Lane, Dial Post – Southwater Country Park loop from Dial Post

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Swallows Lane, Dial Post – Southwater Country Park loop from Dial Post

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Swallows Lane, Dial Post – Southwater Country Park loop from Dial Post

01:16

21.3km

140m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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148 m

Swallows Lane, Dial Post

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Quiet and not far from the Knepp Estate or Kinsbrook Vineyard so lovely views and options for stops.

Tip by

3.95 km

Downhill on Shipley Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

7.87 km

Southwater Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Large café with plenty of outside seating, which has replaced the old car park. The café overlooks Cripplegate Lake and is a good place to meet and start or end a ride.

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8.13 km

Southwater Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

A large country park with three lakes, formed out of the old Southwater brickpits when they fell out of use in the 1980s. The three lakes are popular for canoeing, …

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10.4 km

Downs Link Entrance at Southwater

Highlight • Trail

A well known entry point for the Downs Link off road route between Shoreham and Guildford.

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15.5 km

George & Dragon Pub

Highlight • Other

One day it will be open again!

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19.4 km

Knepp Estate Rewilding Project

Highlight • Natural

Since 2001, the Knepp Estate has been a rewilding project. Moving from intensive farming to processes which restore and regenerate nature, such as free roaming cattle and deer and wetland …

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20.4 km

Knepp Café

Highlight • Cafe

Not the cheapest by a long shot, but very tasty snacks and drinks which helps support a worthy enterprise. Also a shop (again not cheap).

Tip by

21.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.2 km

2.80 km

163 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.5 km

5.19 km

415 m

163 m

Elevation

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Highest point (60 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

29°C

18°C

22 %

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Swallows Lane, Dial Post – Southwater Country Park loop from Dial Post

Swallows Lane, Dial Post

Downhill on Shipley Road

Southwater Country Park

Southwater Lake

Downs Link Entrance at Southwater

George & Dragon Pub

Knepp Estate Rewilding Project

Knepp Café

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