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Ditchling Village – Slugwash Lane loop from Ditchling

Ditchling Village – Slugwash Lane loop from Ditchling

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4.5

(4)

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Ditchling Village – Slugwash Lane loop from Ditchling

01:09

26.5km

240m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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South Downs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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35 m

Ditchling Village

Highlight • Settlement

Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft has an excellent cafe serving delicious cakes

Tip by

1.23 km

Stoneywish Nature Reserve & Campsite

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Again, another quieter back lane to Ditchling, most shared with hikers and very few cars. More awesome views to take in before you take on the biggie in a couple of kms (if heading south).

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5.19 km

Quiet Woodland Road Between Wivelsfield and Ditchling

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The views are fantastic, the roads are quiet and you'll hear very little but the breath of the wind through the trees and the birds singing along.

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8.12 km

Slugwash Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A lovely little back route between Wivelsfield and Haywards Heath. It's a narrow windy lane though the countryside of Mid-Sussex that doesn't see much traffic, other than the occasional tractor.

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9.62 km

Slugwash Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

A nicer way to get to Ditchling and Ditchling Beacon than staying on the A/B roads

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14.5 km

Lindfield Coffee Works

Highlight • Cafe

A superb café with its own roastery, which supplies sustainably sourced coffee to many other cafes and cycling cafes in the area. The café also sponsors its own cycling team.

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14.7 km

Lindfield High Street

Highlight • Pub

Lovely old Sussex village with an avenue of Lime trees, which give the village its name (another name for Lime trees is Linden), several good pubs, a large duck-pond and …

Tip by

18.6 km

Fox Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A relatively gentle climb into Haywards Heath, fairly built up on both sides.

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26.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

190 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

27°C

17°C

0 %

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Ditchling Village – Slugwash Lane loop from Ditchling

Ditchling Village

Stoneywish Nature Reserve & Campsite

Quiet Woodland Road Between Wivelsfield and Ditchling

Slugwash Lane

Slugwash Lane

Lindfield Coffee Works

Lindfield High Street

Fox Hill Climb

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