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Brighton and Hove

Devil's Dyke – View of Shoreham Estuary loop from Hove

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Brighton and Hove

Devil's Dyke – View of Shoreham Estuary loop from Hove

Moderate

4.5

(24)

578

riders

Devil's Dyke – View of Shoreham Estuary loop from Hove

02:36

57.1km

520m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 48.7 km for 230 m

Waypoints

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Train Station

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4.15 km

Devil's Dyke

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Great hill clime, great views and a great downhill back to Brighton. All road, can be busy but much of this is by cycle only parts of the road.

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4.76 km

Devil's Dyke Road

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This is one of my favourite roads when it comes to road cycling in Sussex.

If you're cycling over the downs via Devil's Dyke, you have a choice of two …

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9.56 km

Devil's Dyke

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The climb up will get your legs and lungs working... but the views more than make up for it and the descent into Brighton is then a glorious reward! Well worth the hard work!

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18.0 km

Blackland Copse

Forest

5

20.9 km

View of the River Adur

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A perfect spot to view the Adur but can flood.

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6

33.4 km

Steyning Bostal Climb

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A good challenging climb along the Bostal Road up the north side of the Downs. There is a flat section in the middle, which may provide a false sense of …

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7

45.3 km

Shoreham Wooden Bridge

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Why not take the time to take in the view, nice little cut-through.

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8

45.4 km

Start of the Downs Link

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Marked by a sign '37 1/2 Miles to the North Downs Way'. All 23mm tyres abandon, ye who enter here! Actually it's 37.5 miles (60.3 km) of mostly nice gravel …

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9

46.2 km

View of Shoreham Estuary

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A great view over the estuary including "Hogwarts" (Lancing College)

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57.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

10.1 km

3.94 km

3.55 km

1.86 km

Surfaces

50.0 km

6.92 km

180 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 6 May

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7°C

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