Sheffield Mill Pond – Heavens Wood loop from Fletching

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Sheffield Mill Pond – Heavens Wood loop from Fletching

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Sheffield Mill Pond – Heavens Wood loop from Fletching

04:01

15.0km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.04 km

Sheffield Mill Pond

Highlight • Lake

It's always pleasant to come across a pond or lake along the route. On the shores of Sheffield Mill Pond, you can take a brief pause to enjoy the surrounding nature and rest for a while.

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5.23 km

Heavens Wood

Highlight • Forest

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6.87 km

Pond in High Weald National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

7.25 km

Bluebell Railway Bridge

Highlight • Structure

8.07 km

The Sloop

Highlight • Pub

Great family friendly country pub with a good sized pub garden, including chickens. Two large car parks and enough space in the garden to park bikes next to your table. …

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9.36 km

Wapsbourne Wood

Highlight • Trail

Wapsbourne Wood lies in the Low Weald and has several beautiful paths cutting through it. A mixed deciduous woodland, the forest has a wealth of plant and animal life. There's …

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14.8 km

Fletching Village and St. Andrew & St. Mary the Virgin Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Fletching is a really pleasant old Sussex village with many historical buildings, a couple of good pubs, village stores and a church. If you know where to look from, the …

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14.9 km

Fletching Village

Highlight • Settlement

The village of Fletching is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1085. Its spacious parish church of St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin dates from the late 12th century, …

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15.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.84 km

4.08 km

3.81 km

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.15 km

2.95 km

2.77 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

19°C

9°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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Comments

July 13, 2025,Sheffield Mill Pond – Heavens Wood rondtocht vanuit Fletching

The road to Sheffield Mill Pond was heavily overgrown with ferns and brambles, making it difficult to find. A detour through the meadow and woods was doable. It took a bit of searching.

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