St Peter’s Church – St Margaret's Church loop from Balcombe

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St Peter’s Church – St Margaret's Church loop from Balcombe

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St Peter’s Church – St Margaret's Church loop from Balcombe

01:08

15.5km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 1.85 km for 72 m

After 14.2 km for 143 m

Waypoints

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1.89 km

St Peter’s Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Worth a detour to visit, plenty of heritage

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2.77 km

Cob Lane

Highlight • Trail

Short and steep to the extent where it can be challenging to keep the front wheel on the ground. Don't schedule this in at the end of your ride!

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2.77 km

Cob Lane Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Embrace Gravity!

Cob lane hill is only short, but at 20% it is a tough one hill to climb if you have tired legs.

Be a cyclist and get up …

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6.20 km

St Margaret's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

7.68 km

View of Chelwood and Nutley

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.5 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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12.5 km

Ardingly Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Perfect London to Brighton coffee stop, decent bacon sarnies too

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14.3 km

Ardingly Reservoir

Highlight • Natural Monument

Steep hills on either side of the reservoir!

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15.5 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

930 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

2.20 km

255 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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St Peter’s Church – St Margaret's Church loop from Balcombe

St Peter’s Church

Cob Lane

Cob Lane Climb

St Margaret's Church

View of Chelwood and Nutley

Ardingly Village

Ardingly Cafe

Ardingly Reservoir

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