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Downs Link along the River Adur – Downs Link at Botolphs loop from Hove

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Downs Link along the River Adur – Downs Link at Botolphs loop from Hove

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Downs Link along the River Adur – Downs Link at Botolphs loop from Hove

02:18

37.8km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 30.7 km for 176 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.9 km

Downs Link — Adur riverside and Lancing College view (Shoreham-by-Sea)

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This section is a great surface for all bikes (even skinny tyres). Great views of the river Adur and Lancing College (Hogwarts)

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13.9 km

Downs Link along the River Adur

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Shared cycle path and footway by the river Adur. Section from Bramber Castle to Shoreham, which avoids a dangerously busy main road.

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14.9 km

Downs Link at Botolphs

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is a drinking fountain and fountain following in the direction of the South Downs Way, just before you reach the road. Following the river towards Steyning the road winds …

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15.2 km

River Adur Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

16.5 km

Open Fields Trail in South Downs National Park

Highlight • Trail

Good surface for all bikes. Open fields and a backdrop of the South Downs.

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27.1 km

View of the River Adur from the Adur Ferry Bridge

Highlight • River

amazing what happenes when you can literally "bend" planning permission!

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27.3 km

Adur Estuary

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Adur Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an RSPB nature reserve. It is the only local saltmarsh habitat with extensive mudflats that support wading birds, …

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32.4 km

Shoreham Harbour (East Arm)

Lake

37.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

7.91 km

6.50 km

5.24 km

4.95 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.6 km

6.18 km

1.47 km

1.25 km

293 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 21 July

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Downs Link along the River Adur – Downs Link at Botolphs loop from Hove

Downs Link — Adur riverside and Lancing College view (Shoreham-by-Sea)

Downs Link along the River Adur

Downs Link at Botolphs

River Adur Gravel Path

Open Fields Trail in South Downs National Park

View of the River Adur from the Adur Ferry Bridge

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