Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Cuckoo Trail – Heathfield High Street loop from Horam

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Cuckoo Trail – Heathfield High Street loop from Horam

Moderate

hikers

Cuckoo Trail – Heathfield High Street loop from Horam

02:30

9.40km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

5 m

The Horam Emporium

Highlight • Structure

Vintage shop with artisan crafts.

Tip by

2.09 km

Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Trail

A 14 mile Tarmac surfaced path through the Sussex countryside is traffic free and is a safe route for walkers and cyclists

Tip by

3.17 km

Railway Memorabilia Garden on the Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

This is clearly a rail enthusiast’s back garden, backing onto the Cuckoo Trail but its got more going on than some of the disused railway stations on the route- railway signage, lights and a level crossing.

Tip by

3.21 km

Frenches Halt

Highlight • Structure

A charming collection of railway paraphernalia. The gates are restored from the crossing at nearby Pevensey. Push Thomas's nose or pull the lever for extra fun. There's also an amusing sign about draining cocks.

Tip by

4.03 km

Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

If you are planning on riding the Cuckoo Trail with children, and returning to your starting point, I recommend starting at the Polegate end. There is a very gradual gradient …

Tip by

4.35 km

The Pink Cabbage Co Café (former Heathfield station)

Highlight • Structure

A great little cafe/restaurant at the end of the Cuckoo Trail (almost). It used to be Heathfield Station.

Tip by

4.75 km

Heathfield High Street

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycling highlight of Heathfield is the Cuckoo Trail, a disused railway line that runs south to Polegate near Eastbourne. It’s also in the Avenue Verte, the long distance cycle …

Tip by

9.10 km

Horam Station on the Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Trail

A good spot to stop, have a break and a bite to eat while cycling the Cuckoo Trail , particularly if you are with children - the platforms, signs and …

Tip by

9.40 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.93 km

842 m

326 m

261 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.86 km

470 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

17°C

10°C

90 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Hard

4.9

3,183

Beachy Head Lighthouse to Beachy Head View loop from Exceat — South Downs National Park

07:01h

24.8km

520m

Moderate

4.7

1,103

Ouse Valley Viaduct and Ardingly Reservoir Circular Walk

03:08h

11.7km

130m

Moderate

4.9

812

Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest loop from Birling Gap — South Downs National Park

03:46h

13.5km

270m

Moderate

4.7

386

Ditchling Beacon loop from Jack and Jill Windmills — South Downs National Park

02:31h

9.06km

160m

Hard

4.8

471

Bewl Water loop

05:46h

21.9km

190m

Moderate

4.7

266

Ashdown Forest and Five Hundred Acre Wood loop — High Weald

04:29h

16.4km

260m

Moderate

4.7

257

Hastings Country Park and Saxon Shore Way Loop

03:14h

11.0km

310m

Moderate

4.3

159

Bodiam Castle loop from Sandhurst Cross

02:22h

8.83km

100m

Hard

4.7

155

Beachy Head Lighthouse loop from Eastbourne

05:22h

19.1km

370m

Moderate

4.8

220

Lewes Downs & Chapel Hill loop

02:16h

7.92km

190m

Moderate

4.5

223

Stanmer Park loop

02:19h

8.37km

150m

Moderate

4.7

298

King Charles III England Coast Path: Brighton to Rottingdean

03:54h

15.2km

60m

Cuckoo Trail – Heathfield High Street loop from Horam

The Horam Emporium

Cuckoo Trail

Railway Memorabilia Garden on the Cuckoo Trail

Frenches Halt

Cuckoo Trail

The Pink Cabbage Co Café (former Heathfield station)

Heathfield High Street

Horam Station on the Cuckoo Trail

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️