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Forest Way Cycle Path – Highams Wood Bridleway loop from Hartfield

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Highams Wood Bridleway loop from Hartfield

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Highams Wood Bridleway loop from Hartfield

01:55

24.8km

290m

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 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42 m for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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73 m

Hartfield Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Hatfield can be hot in summer. This place is a retreat.

Tip by

768 m

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

There’s only a tiny bit of the original platform left

Tip by

895 m

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

Just another little part of history. Just imagine the old steam trains going through.

Tip by

927 m

Gorgeous in summer, a firm path (not paved so muddy after rain) covered in trees that follows the path of an old railway line and now exclusively for bikes, hikers and horses. Great with children and virtually flat

Tip by

6.19 km

Highams Wood Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Heading North past Ashdown House School, the bridleway winds through Highams Wood. Fantastic views to the south , and some lovely woodland.

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9.61 km

Scenic Bridleway on the Vanguard Way

Highlight • Trail

A particularly scenic bridleway section on the long distance Vanguard Way, which runs north to south from Croydon to Newhaven.

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13.2 km

Marlpit Wood

Forest

13.6 km

Furnace Pond

Highlight • Lake

A stream was damned to create the Furnace Pond as a means to power the huge hammer at John Browne's forge. A gun foundry on such a huge scale that its flames could be seen from 10 miles away.

Tip by

21.9 km

Picnic Table on Forest Way Country Park

Highlight • Forest

There are many picnic tables along the Forest Way and a few pubs & cafe’s within easy reach

Tip by

24.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

9.86 km

3.74 km

617 m

475 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.05 km

6.81 km

4.27 km

3.54 km

3.18 km

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

25°C

15°C

0 %

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Highams Wood Bridleway loop from Hartfield

Hartfield Village Green

Hartfield Station

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way