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Balcombe Lake – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Haywards Heath

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Balcombe Lake – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Haywards Heath

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Balcombe Lake – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Haywards Heath

01:47

25.1km

400m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 160 m for 81 m

After 2.39 km for 69 m

After 11.0 km for 99 m

After 16.3 km for 143 m

After 17.1 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.37 km

Borde Hill Estate Trail

Highlight • Trail

Borde Hill is a well known garden, which is open to the public, set in a much wider estate or arable/sheep/dairy farmland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural …

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13.1 km

Balcombe Lake

Highlight • River

13.8 km

Ardingly Reservoir

Highlight • Climb

A stunning reservoir lake which is great to walk around. It feels like an enchanted forest, something out of a fairy tale but there is also a great downhill followed …

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14.8 km

Ardingly Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Also a Local Nature Reserve, Ardingly Reservoir was built in the 1970s. It is a wildlife haven with Ospreys even seen here. There are two bird hides on this eastern …

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15.6 km

Ardingly Reservoir

Lake

16.4 km

Ardingly Reservoir

Highlight • Natural Monument

Steep hills on either side of the reservoir!

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17.2 km

St Peter’s Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Worth a detour to visit, plenty of heritage

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18.2 km

Ardingly Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Perfect London to Brighton coffee stop, decent bacon sarnies too

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18.2 km

Ardingly Village

Highlight • Cafe

A small Sussex village with all the vital ingredients; a good cafe, a couple of pubs, a post office... as well as one of the largest showgrounds in the Southeast …

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25.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

2.96 km

2.94 km

1.80 km

1.79 km

129 m

Surfaces

17.2 km

3.07 km

2.20 km

1.55 km

645 m

390 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 22 July

25°C

13°C

0 %

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Balcombe Lake – Ardingly Reservoir loop from Haywards Heath

Borde Hill Estate Trail

Balcombe Lake

Ardingly Reservoir

Ardingly Reservoir

Ardingly Reservoir

St Peter’s Church

Ardingly Cafe

Ardingly Village

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