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Downs Link Trail – Southwater Country Park loop from Warnham

Downs Link Trail – Southwater Country Park loop from Warnham

Moderate

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Downs Link Trail – Southwater Country Park loop from Warnham

01:51

33.9km

220m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.47 km

Christ's Hospital Disused Railway Station Platforms

Highlight • Monument

The old railway station platforms, on what was the line to Cranleigh, have been made accessible to the public this year. The area has been reinstated and opened up to walkers and cyclists, along with a new section of the Downs Link between Mill lane and Christ's Hospital. There was previously a road diversion around this section of the old line. The removal of this "missing link" on the Downs Link has opened up the route to many users who may have been deterred by the section on the roads.

The space on the platforms is a bit bare at the moment, apart from station signs and information board, but it's a good spot to pause and soak up some of the history.

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10.1 km

Downs Link Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Relatively flat and traffic free route

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12.4 km

Downs Link Entrance at Southwater

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

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13.2 km

Southwater Country Park

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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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14.6 km

Downs Link Access Point, Copsale

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Copsale is a good access point for the Downs Link as it has a car park to load and unload bikes and its a lot less busy than Southwater Country Park to the north, which can get quite congested (or flooded i.e. beneath the railway bridge on Cripplegate Lane).

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14.6 km