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Southwater Country Park – Downs Link Trail loop from Horsham

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Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
West Sussex

Southwater Country Park – Downs Link Trail loop from Horsham

Easy

18

riders

Southwater Country Park – Downs Link Trail loop from Horsham

01:25

22.6km

130m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.2 km for 116 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.69 km

Ancient Tree

Highlight • Other

3.03 km

Ups and Downs

Forest

3

7.69 km

Southwater Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

In the summer you can go down here on a road bike, it's dry, compact and pretty smooth for the most part for a dirt track. If you're on a …

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4

9.11 km

Southwater Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Large café with plenty of outside seating, which has replaced the old car park. The café overlooks Cripplegate Lake and is a good place to meet and start or end a ride.

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5

9.37 km

Southwater Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

A large country park with three lakes, formed out of the old Southwater brickpits when they fell out of use in the 1980s. The three lakes are popular for canoeing, …

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6

10.1 km

A well known entry point for the Downs Link off road route between Shoreham and Guildford.

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7

10.7 km

Downs Link Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Relatively flat and traffic free route

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8

14.2 km

Westons Farm Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Great farm shop for lunch. Superb food. No indoors eating or umbrellas so you want to be there in fine weather unless you fancy a damp picnic

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B

22.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.40 km

7.78 km

3.00 km

2.19 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.24 km

6.33 km

3.71 km

1.65 km

1.35 km

300 m

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Tuesday 11 August

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14°C

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