Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from Groombridge

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from Groombridge

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Forest Way Cycle Path – Forest Way loop from Groombridge

02:02

29.5km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.22 km

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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6.35 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

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

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6.38 km

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

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11.8 km

Forest Way

Highlight • Cycleway

The Forest Way is a shared use trail on the line of the disused railway between East Grinstead and Groombridge. It forms part of the Sussex section of the Avenue Verte, the long distance cycle route between London and Paris.

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13.1 km

Forest Way Hardpack Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Super hardpack gravel route with a few segments of asphalt bike path. Great for all bike users, young, old, beginner, expert.

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14.8 km

Luxford's Wood

Forest

15.4 km

Forest Way Country Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Superb gravel route in to East Grinstead.

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17.8 km

Forest Way Country Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Running 10 miles (16 km) through the heart of East Sussex from East Grinstead to Groombridge, the Forest Way is a beautiful former railway line through some of the UK's most pleasant countryside. It's a traffic-free path that leads through the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that's home to wildlife like swallows, badgers, deer and foxes. You can find toilet facilities at Forest Row.

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25.2 km

Withyham Station (Former Railway Station)

Highlight • Structure

Withyham Station served the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line which was closed in the Beeching Cuts in 1967. Funnily enough, Richard Beeching was resident nearby and is said to have frequently used the service.

The line and platform has since been converted into a cycle and footpath. The station house is now a private residence and if you look up, you can see its station sign attached to the wall.

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