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West Grinstead Station – Downs Link along the River Adur loop from Southwater

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West Grinstead Station – Downs Link along the River Adur loop from Southwater

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West Grinstead Station – Downs Link along the River Adur loop from Southwater

03:59

51.6km

200m

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: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 25.8 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

3.24 km

Soil Gill

Forest

3.58 km

Freeman's Wood

Forest

3.99 km

West Grinstead Station

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice place for picnic or a coffee break
There is a "family restaurant" coffee place just off the track by the road.

Tip by

4.19 km

West Grinstead Station Section

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Great little section of link with the remains of West Grinstead station and a carriage!

Tip by

20.3 km

Downs Link at Botolphs

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is a drinking fountain and fountain following in the direction of the South Downs Way, just before you reach the road. Following the river towards Steyning the road winds …

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Tip by

20.5 km

Downs Link along the River Adur

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Shared cycle path and footway by the river Adur. Section from Bramber Castle to Shoreham, which avoids a dangerously busy main road.

Tip by

24.1 km

Heron Statue by the Riverside

Highlight • Monument

A rest area with a wooden sculpture of a crane right on the Adur River

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24.4 km

Downs Link Tarmac Section by the Adur Estuary and Lancing College

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Lovely smooth tarmac with expansive views over the Adur estuary and of Lancing College

Tip by

25.8 km

View of the River Adur from the Adur Ferry Bridge

Highlight • River

amazing what happenes when you can literally "bend" planning permission!

Tip by

27.3 km

Downs Link — Adur riverside and Lancing College view (Shoreham-by-Sea)

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This section is a great surface for all bikes (even skinny tyres). Great views of the river Adur and Lancing College (Hogwarts)

Tip by

51.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.4 km

19.1 km

3.87 km

2.31 km

676 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.0 km

16.1 km

8.99 km

434 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

29°C

18°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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West Grinstead Station – Downs Link along the River Adur loop from Southwater

West Grinstead Station

West Grinstead Station Section

Downs Link at Botolphs

Downs Link along the River Adur

Heron Statue by the Riverside

Downs Link Tarmac Section by the Adur Estuary and Lancing College

View of the River Adur from the Adur Ferry Bridge

Downs Link — Adur riverside and Lancing College view (Shoreham-by-Sea)

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