Southwater Country Park – Sumners Pond loop from Southwater

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Southwater Country Park – Sumners Pond loop from Southwater

Moderate

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Southwater Country Park – Sumners Pond loop from Southwater

01:27

22.3km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.3 km for 306 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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169 m

Southwater Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Large café with plenty of outside seating, which has replaced the old car park. The café overlooks Cripplegate Lake and is a good place to meet and start or end a ride.

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848 m

Downs Link Entrance at Southwater

Highlight • Trail

A well known entry point for the Downs Link off road route between Shoreham and Guildford.

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1.42 km

Southwater Cricket Club

Highlight • Other

2.84 km

Bax Castle Pub

Highlight • Pub

Long views over Rape Seed Fields

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6.08 km

Sumners Pond

Highlight • Cafe

Great little cafe plenty of seating outside and in. Good cake and very nice coffee.

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6.60 km

Vale Wood

Forest

11.2 km

The Crown Inn

Highlight • Cafe

Great little cafe, not loads of seating but on a nice day good to get take out. Friendly staff and an amazing Gluten Free Apricot and Oat slice (even if you're not avoiding gluten!)

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22.0 km

Southwater Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

A large country park with three lakes, formed out of the old Southwater brickpits when they fell out of use in the 1980s. The three lakes are popular for canoeing, …

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22.3 km

End point

Parking

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