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Cuckoo Trail – Hadlow Down Road loop from Chiddingly

Cuckoo Trail – Hadlow Down Road loop from Chiddingly

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Cuckoo Trail – Hadlow Down Road loop from Chiddingly

02:43

52.8km

820m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.9 km for 57 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.90 km

Smithlands Wood

Forest

5.16 km

Roughland Wood

Forest

10.0 km

Alfie’s Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe for cake, coffee, lunch. Great food and welcoming staff.

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10.6 km

Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

If you are planning on riding the Cuckoo Trail with children, and returning to your starting point, I recommend starting at the Polegate end. There is a very gradual gradient …

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22.3 km

Avenue Verte Cyclists' Rest Stop and Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Simple little pitstop for cyclists, including water refills, snacks, eggs, hot drinks/water, even overnight camping if you need. Really lovely, thoughtful rest stop run by local people who saw a …

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23.0 km

View of High Weald National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

A little cut through that gives you a great view

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24.2 km

The Courtyard Café

Highlight • Cafe

A small cafe but they don't have any real space for bikes outside

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36.0 km

Hadlow Down Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a great road taking you up and down through gorgeous countryside.

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38.9 km

St Mark's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

This church was built by William Moseley in the first half of the 19th century. Due to its poor condition over the years, particularly because of the weight of the spire, it was rebuilt in 1913.

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43.2 km

Scenic Winding Road in High Weald National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

52.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.8 km

3.68 km

1.75 km

280 m

189 m

160 m

Surfaces

43.3 km

9.30 km

264 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

28°C

17°C

0 %

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Cuckoo Trail – Hadlow Down Road loop from Chiddingly

Alfie’s Café

Cuckoo Trail

Avenue Verte Cyclists' Rest Stop and Campsite

View of High Weald National Landscape

The Courtyard Café

Hadlow Down Road

St Mark's Church

Scenic Winding Road in High Weald National Landscape

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