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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Iford Hill Track loop from Rodmell

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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Iford Hill Track loop from Rodmell

Moderate

4.7

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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Iford Hill Track loop from Rodmell

02:34

28.1km

560m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 17.8 km for 181 m

After 20.9 km for 227 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.01 km

Concrete section of the South Downs Way at Iford Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Whilst concrete isn't the best for walking on, when we walked this section of the South Downs Way we were flanked either side by bright yellow oil seed rape fields (May 2022) which increased its beauty remarkably.

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4.61 km

View of Lewes and the Ouse Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

The escarpment here and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The steeply sloping chalk grassland is rich in minibeasts, such as Adonis Blue and Small Blue butterflies, and the …

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4.83 km

View from Kingston Ridge

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The track here provides one of the best views from the South Downs Way. Take time to stop here and enjoy the well-earned view.

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12.3 km

Cuckoo Bottom Track

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a wonderful stretch of track running just below Mount Harry, and it continues below Black Cap too before it joins the South Down Way at the Beeches. A great biking section overall.

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16.2 km

South Downs Way – Falmer to Blackcap

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This is a lovely section of the South Downs Way which climbs north from Falmer on the A27 through up an open track. It then descends along the woodland Bunkershill Plantation before emerging in an open landscape towards Blackcap.

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18.7 km

Steep Ascent on South Downs Way

Highlight • Climb

The noise from the road is pretty loud, but it vanishes at the top of the hill. Phew!

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20.1 km

South Downs Way: Newmarket Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This section of the long distance South Downs Way is a bridleway, so good for a mountain bike but also popular with walkers. The chalky track climbs Newmarket Hill from …

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24.6 km

Iford Hill Track

Highlight • Climb

Part of the South Downs Way, Iford Hill is a tough climb that'll reward you with spectacular views over chalk grassland meadows, rural farmland landscapes and to the quaint towns …

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28.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

4.27 km

3.42 km

2.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

4.33 km

3.26 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

11°C

29 %

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Cuckoo Bottom Track – Iford Hill Track loop from Rodmell

Concrete section of the South Downs Way at Iford Hill

View of Lewes and the Ouse Valley

View from Kingston Ridge

Cuckoo Bottom Track

South Downs Way – Falmer to Blackcap

Steep Ascent on South Downs Way

South Downs Way: Newmarket Hill

Iford Hill Track

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