Forest Way – Forest Way Cycle Path loop from Forest Row

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Forest Way – Forest Way Cycle Path loop from Forest Row

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Forest Way – Forest Way Cycle Path loop from Forest Row

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16.0km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

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Parking

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474 m

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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510 m

Forest Way Country Park – National Cycle Network Route 21

Highlight • Cycleway

A ten mile stretch of the National Cycle Network running from East Grinstead to Groombridge

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1.97 km

Forest Way Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

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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5.91 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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6.04 km

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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7.91 km

Withyham Station (Former Railway Station)

Highlight • Structure

Withyham Station served the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line which was closed in the Beeching Cuts in 1967. Funnily enough, Richard Beeching was resident nearby and is said …

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10.3 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 …

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