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Lewes Brooks – Lewes Castle loop from Southease

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Lewes Brooks – Lewes Castle loop from Southease

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5.0

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Lewes Brooks – Lewes Castle loop from Southease

02:50

46.5km

360m

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: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 8 m for 5 m

After 46.5 km for 5 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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546 m

Lewes Brooks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lewes Brooks is a Site Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), encompassing 330 hectares of the River Ouse floodplain south of Lewes. Here, flood plains and water-filled ditches are home to rare …

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12.1 km

Bench With View of Falmer Pond and St. Laurence Church

Highlight • Lake

14.3 km

Coldean Belt

Forest

16.0 km

Tenantlain Belt

Forest

23.7 km

Lewes Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

The views are breathtaking, very lovely walk!! Lewes town looks pretty too.

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25.6 km

Cliffe Industrial Estate Crossing

Highlight • Structure

Cross over the road where you see the sign for Cliffe Industrial Estate. If you're traveling out of Lewes, it's easy to think you can carry on down the tarmac …

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27.5 km

View of South Downs from Ranscombe

Highlight • Viewpoint

A relatively quiet section which tends to hold up in most weather conditions.

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30.8 km

Wick Street Country Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A quiet, country lane that's much better than cycling along the A27 pavement. It's also between to sections cycle path.

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31.9 km

Bo Peep Lane to Wick Street Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This new cycle path runs through the Firle Estate, alongside the A27 Lewes Road (which is not a nice road to cycle along). Smooth tarmac all the way with gentle slopes.

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37.9 km

A27 Cycle Path: Firle to Drusillas Roundabout

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

3/1/23 The whole section of the A27 shared cycle path east of Lewes is now complete, beautiful uninterrupted tarmac between Firle and the Drusillas roundabout, where it intersects with the …

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46.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.3 km

12.2 km

5.42 km

1.16 km

1.01 km

491 m

Surfaces

41.1 km

3.92 km

853 m

331 m

217 m

106 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

22°C

13°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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Lewes Brooks – Lewes Castle loop from Southease

Lewes Brooks

Bench With View of Falmer Pond and St. Laurence Church

Lewes Castle

Cliffe Industrial Estate Crossing

View of South Downs from Ranscombe

Wick Street Country Lane

Bo Peep Lane to Wick Street Cycle Path

A27 Cycle Path: Firle to Drusillas Roundabout

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