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Dyke Railway Trail – Beach Huts loop from Southwick

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United Kingdom
England
South East England
West Sussex

Dyke Railway Trail – Beach Huts loop from Southwick

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Dyke Railway Trail – Beach Huts loop from Southwick

02:32

40.1km

430m

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: April 19, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 37.1 km for 230 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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5.33 km

Cooling Wood Meadows

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This trail follows part of the route taken by the old Dyke Railway Branch Line, which was built in 1887 to carry passengers from Hove to Devil’s Dyke. Gradually buses …

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5.34 km

Dyke Railway Trail

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Surely the route of choice up to the Dyke if coming from the Shoreham direction! Well surfaced and nice constant gradient, and a bit of history too. Just not that easy to find (at least, not for me as first-timer)

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10.7 km

View of South Downs from Seddlescombe Farm

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Rustic courtyard with pop-up coffee shop (Wildflour Cafe) doing breakfasts, lunches and cake (plus water refill tap just a few yards further up the SDW).
A more peaceful alternative to the pub up at the Dyke itself.

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16.8 km

Edburton Road

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Edburton Road, which runs east to west between Poynings and Small Dole/Bramber, is a quiet, sometimes narrow, rolling road along the foot of the South Downs escarpment, close to the …

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5

20.5 km

Upper Beeding Bridge over the River Adur

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A little village with a very old pub and a quaint bridging point over the River Adur.

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6

24.8 km

View of Steyning Bowl

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Once you've tackled the hill, you'll find a bench at the top with fabulous views over Steyning Bowl, an impressive natural amphitheatre. This point intersects with the famous South Downs …

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7

34.0 km

Beach Huts

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Great place to stop for fish n chips!

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37.3 km

View of the River Adur from the Adur Ferry Bridge

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

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40.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

7.32 km

5.53 km

2.24 km

1.05 km

164 m

Surfaces

35.9 km

4.03 km

180 m

< 100 m

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Monday 11 May

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