Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from East Grinstead

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from East Grinstead

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from East Grinstead

02:26

34.0km

200m

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: July 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 14 m for 30 m

After 34.0 km for 30 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.06 km

Luxford's Wood

Forest

3.67 km

Forest Way Country Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Superb gravel route in to East Grinstead.

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7.54 km

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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11.5 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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11.6 km

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

There’s only a tiny bit of the original platform left

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18.1 km

Picnic Bench in High Weald National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

Park in Forest Row co op carpark

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22.9 km

Forest Way Country Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Running 10 miles (16 km) through the heart of East Sussex from East Grinstead to Groombridge, the Forest Way is a beautiful former railway line through some of the UK's most pleasant countryside. It's a traffic-free path that leads through the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that's home to wildlife like swallows, badgers, deer and foxes. You can find toilet facilities at Forest Row.

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28.0 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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