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Cuckoo Trail – Horam Old Station loop from Crowborough

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South East England

Cuckoo Trail – Horam Old Station loop from Crowborough

Hard

5.0

(1)

12

riders

Cuckoo Trail – Horam Old Station loop from Crowborough

03:34

52.5km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

9.93 km

River Rother

Highlight • River

Flowing 35 miles (56 km) through Sussex and Kent, the River Rother has been an important waterway for centuries – even the Romans used the river for shipping. Today, you …

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2

10.4 km

Bridleway N21 (NCN Route 21) – High Weald National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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3

14.7 km

Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

If you are planning on riding the Cuckoo Trail with children, and returning to your starting point, I recommend starting at the Polegate end. There is a very gradual gradient …

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4

15.5 km

Railway Memorabilia Garden on the Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

This is clearly a rail enthusiast’s back garden, backing onto the Cuckoo Trail but its got more going on than some of the disused railway stations on the route- railway signage, lights and a level crossing.

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5

18.4 km

Horam Station on the Cuckoo Trail

Highlight • Trail

A good spot to stop, have a break and a bite to eat while cycling the Cuckoo Trail , particularly if you are with children - the platforms, signs and …

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6

18.6 km

Horam Old Station

Highlight • Cycleway

Great cafe (Cadence Cafe) is at the Horam station on the Cuckoo Trail. Nice clean toilets there too and a water outlet for refilling bottles.

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7

19.2 km

Cuckoo Trail / Avenue Verte: Hellingly to Horam

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

8

29.3 km

Hellingly Old Station House

Highlight • Structure

Example of a station house now converted into homes, would make a great spot to open a cafe in the summer.

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B

52.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

20.4 km

4.18 km

2.35 km

2.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.0 km

5.76 km

2.48 km

177 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Friday 16 October

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6°C

20 %

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