St Mary's Church, Balcombe – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Loder Valley Nature Reserve
St Mary's Church, Balcombe – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Loder Valley Nature Reserve
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St Mary's Church, Balcombe – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Loder Valley Nature Reserve
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8.95km
110m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 3.23 km for 287 m
Waypoints
Start point
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3.19 km
Sussex Coffee Truck
Highlight • Other
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3.29 km
St Mary's Church, Balcombe
Highlight • Historical Site
3.71 km
The Balcombe Tea Rooms
Highlight • Cafe
quiet unassuming road from where I rode through the quiet unassuming
village for years before I discovered it was there by riding past it on a “I
wonder where this goes?” lost lanes explore. Now they know my sandwich order. It’s been a mid-ride destination on many occasions, a life-saver on a few, we cried when it was shut on that grey damp day and it’s a proper no frills nice place to be. You can sit outside in the summer and warm up in winter while gazing out the steamed up windows wondering if the mizzle’s going to ease. They can do you a full roast dinner with a pudding adrift in custard for afters if you want, but they do a good 70km to go sarnie and the back of the cafe has a vast display of cakes to choose from, I’ve seen people crumple at the very sight. And they do proper tea in a pot, although we have to remember that proper tea is theft. They’re very cycling friendly as they sit right in the middle of the Venn diagram of those pedalling up from the south
and clubs coming down from the big city but if there’s a bunch of you it’s polite to ring and let them know, they’re also very welcoming because they know that cyclists eat A Lot. There’s no dedicated bike parking, you just leave it outside.
Tip by
3.78 km
The Half Moon Inn
Highlight • Other
5.06 km
Ardingly Reservoir
Highlight • Climb
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6.03 km
Ardingly Reservoir
Highlight • Lake
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8.95 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.16 km
2.50 km
2.14 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
5.31 km
2.14 km
1.13 km
254 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (120 m)
Lowest point (50 m)
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Tuesday 19 May
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11°C
33 %
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