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View of Shoreham Estuary – Devil's Dyke loop from Burgess Hill

Road cycling routes

South East England

View of Shoreham Estuary – Devil's Dyke loop from Burgess Hill

Moderate

4.4

(23)

518

riders

View of Shoreham Estuary – Devil's Dyke loop from Burgess Hill

03:14

72.4km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.0 km for 176 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

3.50 km

Parson's Withes

Forest

12.3 km

Blackland Copse

Forest

3

15.2 km

View of the River Adur

Highlight • River

A perfect spot to view the Adur but can flood.

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4

30.6 km

View of the Shoreham Cement Works from Coombes Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Great route through Steyning and towards the coast or Brighton Airport. Beautiful road overlooked by the impressive and Gothic looking Lancing College Chapel.

Tip by

5

35.7 km

Shoreham Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Why not take the time to take in the view, nice little cut-through.

Tip by

6

35.8 km

Start of the Downs Link

Highlight • Cycleway

Marked by a sign '37 1/2 Miles to the North Downs Way'. All 23mm tyres abandon, ye who enter here! Actually it's 37.5 miles (60.3 km) of mostly nice gravel …

Tip by

7

36.6 km

View of Shoreham Estuary

Highlight • River

A great view over the estuary including "Hogwarts" (Lancing College)

Tip by

8

52.4 km

Devil's Dyke

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Great hill clime, great views and a great downhill back to Brighton. All road, can be busy but much of this is by cycle only parts of the road.

Tip by

9

53.0 km

Devil's Dyke Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is one of my favourite roads when it comes to road cycling in Sussex.

If you're cycling over the downs via Devil's Dyke, you have a choice of two …

Tip by

10

57.9 km

Devil's Dyke

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb up will get your legs and lungs working... but the views more than make up for it and the descent into Brighton is then a glorious reward! Well worth the hard work!

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B

72.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.1 km

10.0 km

8.75 km

1.38 km

1.11 km

863 m

205 m

Surfaces

62.2 km

9.52 km

398 m

157 m

154 m

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Friday 6 November

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15 %

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