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Ditchling Village – Plumpton Village Fields loop from Balcombe

Ditchling Village – Plumpton Village Fields loop from Balcombe

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Ditchling Village – Plumpton Village Fields loop from Balcombe

03:36

76.9km

900m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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3.20 km

Brantridge Lane Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great climb and at around 3km a good length. Although this is one 3% it has an almost stepped profile, with steep challenging sections broken up by shallower gradients that provide some respite before consecutive hard effort.

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19.5 km

Wineham Lane Bridge Over River Adur

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Lovely country quite and scenic road. Nice and flat segment

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24.3 km

Shaves Wood Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here is a pleasant undulation of countryside rolling hills and quiet 🤫 roads. Enjoy the ride!

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34.7 km

Ditchling Village

Highlight • Settlement

Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft has an excellent cafe serving delicious cakes

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40.7 km

Plumpton Village Fields

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you decide not to take the beacon you willingly find two other options. The road to Lewes through Westmeston and Plumpton is equally picturesque and less noisy or busy.

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41.2 km

Watershoot Shaw

Forest

55.5 km

Piltdown Pond

Highlight • Lake

Always really pretty - and you can expect to see plenty of ducks.

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57.6 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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63.0 km

King's Wood

Forest

71.4 km

Ardingly Village

Highlight • Cafe

A small Sussex village with all the vital ingredients; a good cafe, a couple of pubs, a post office... as well as one of the largest showgrounds in the Southeast …

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76.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

74.5 km

1.97 km

218 m

186 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

71.0 km

5.78 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (10 m)

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Friday 8 May

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Ditchling Village – Plumpton Village Fields loop from Balcombe

Brantridge Lane Climb

Wineham Lane Bridge Over River Adur

Shaves Wood Lane

Ditchling Village

Plumpton Village Fields

Piltdown Pond

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

Ardingly Village

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