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St Peter’s Church – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

St Peter’s Church – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

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St Peter’s Church – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

01:55

35.8km

590m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.48 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.06 km

Ardingly to Balcombe — Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

It's up and down, or down and up, between these two villages. The route takes you past the reservoir itself but it offers up two challenging climbs if you're traversing between the two picturesque villages.

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4.52 km

St Peter’s Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Worth a detour to visit, plenty of heritage

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5.25 km

Butcher's Shaw

Forest

5.57 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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15.7 km

Weir Wood Reservoir Local Nature Reserve

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Weir Wood Reservoir is a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, protected due to its role as one of the largest areas of open water in …

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19.7 km

Twyford Lane

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Twyford Lane is home to one of the Ashdown Forest’s more notorious hill climbs - Pillow Mounds. It’s got some steep sections and a few false summits but it’s a …

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21.5 km

Twyford Lane Ford

Highlight • Natural

One of the two fords that give Twyford its name. This is the upstream ford which has a solid concrete base and is usually shallow - test your brakes afterwards!

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33.9 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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35.2 km

The Balcombe Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Balcombe Tea Rooms is a hidden gem, snuck just round the corner on a
quiet unassuming road from where I rode through the quiet unassuming
village for years before I …

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35.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.9 km

720 m

192 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.4 km

8.23 km

127 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

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St Peter’s Church – Ardingly Village loop from Balcombe

Ardingly to Balcombe — Climb

St Peter’s Church

Ardingly Village

Weir Wood Reservoir Local Nature Reserve

Twyford Lane

Twyford Lane Ford

Ardingly Reservoir

The Balcombe Tea Rooms

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