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Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from Ashurst

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United Kingdom
England
South East England
East Sussex
Wealden
Withyham

Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from Ashurst

Moderate

4.7

(11)

143

riders

Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from Ashurst

04:08

52.4km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike 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: February 6, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.9 km for 67 m

After 35.5 km for 67 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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2.86 km

Lyewood Common

Forest

2

5.75 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

Just another little part of history. Just imagine the old steam trains going through.

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3

5.78 km

Forest Way Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Gorgeous in summer, a firm path (not paved so muddy after rain) covered in trees that follows the path of an old railway line and now exclusively for bikes, hikers and horses. Great with children and virtually flat

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4

11.2 km

Forest Way

Highlight • Cycleway

The Forest Way is a shared use trail on the line of the disused railway between East Grinstead and Groombridge. It forms part of the Sussex section of the Avenue Verte, the long distance cycle route between London and Paris.

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5

12.5 km

Forest Way Hardpack Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Super hardpack gravel route with a few segments of asphalt bike path. Great for all bike users, young, old, beginner, expert.

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17.4 km

Worth Way Country Park

Nature Reserve

18.1 km

Worth Way Nature Park

Nature Reserve

20.5 km

Crawley Down Pond

Lake

24.0 km

Horsepasture Wood

Forest

10

26.0 km

Worth Forest and Worth Way Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Worth Forest is a pretty area of woodland in Sussex. The Worth Way, a former railway line that was closed in the 1960s, leads through the trees. There's loads of …

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11

26.4 km

Worth Way Forest Section

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Good surface leading up to M23 crossing at Crawley

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12

31.9 km

Worth Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Excellent compact surface from East Grinstead to Crawley Down

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13

38.9 km

Forest Way Country Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Superb gravel route in to East Grinstead.

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B

52.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.2 km

15.4 km

4.00 km

3.55 km

1.96 km

1.35 km

Surfaces

22.7 km

16.3 km

9.38 km

2.50 km

1.61 km

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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