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Lindfield High Street – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

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Lindfield High Street – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

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Lindfield High Street – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

02:17

32.7km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 4 m for 23 m

After 32.7 km for 23 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.32 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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7.62 km

Ryelands Wood

Forest

11.6 km

The Bent Arms

Highlight • Pub

Great pub with good food, good beer and a large garden at the rear, with plenty of space for bikes to wait while you enjoy a drink!

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11.9 km

Lindfield High Street

Highlight • Pub

Lovely old Sussex village with an avenue of Lime trees, which give the village its name (another name for Lime trees is Linden), several good pubs, a large duck-pond and …

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13.4 km

East Mascalls Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Picturesque quiet road great for cycling

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22.1 km

Barley Mow Pub, Horsted Keynes

Highlight • Settlement

Worth stopping here just to see the old CTC winged wheels placard on the outside of the building i.e. a 1800s precursor to the AA * rating and awards system …

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22.6 km

Waterbury Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Pretty countryside lane perfect for quiet road cycling.

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27.2 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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27.5 km

Butcher's Shaw

Forest

30.8 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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32.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.3 km

1.45 km

794 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

2.22 km

108 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 23 July

28°C

15°C

0 %

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Lindfield High Street – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

Cob Lane

The Bent Arms

Lindfield High Street

East Mascalls Lane

Barley Mow Pub, Horsted Keynes

Waterbury Hill

Ardingly Village

Ardingly Reservoir

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