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United Kingdom
England
South East England
West Sussex
Horsham
Southwater

Southwater Lake – Southwater Country Park loop from Southwater

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
West Sussex
Horsham
Southwater

Southwater Lake – Southwater Country Park loop from Southwater

Moderate

5.0

(2)

6

riders

Southwater Lake – Southwater Country Park loop from Southwater

01:42

24.9km

250m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

352 m

Southwater Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

In the summer you can go down here on a road bike, it's dry, compact and pretty smooth for the most part for a dirt track. If you're on a …

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2

5.21 km

The Black Horse Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Great pub with excellent food, fireplace and welcoming staff.

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7.50 km

Hazel Copse

Forest

4

8.13 km

Bluebell Woods

Highlight • Forest

5

10.2 km

Muddy Trail Section

Highlight • Trail

This stretch is very deep mud and together with leaves it makes it difficult to progress, consider the alternative road, depending on weather conditions.

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6

12.6 km

View of Hawkins Pond

Highlight • Lake

7

12.9 km

Bridleway into St Leonards Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Steady gradient on a well surfaced bridleway

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8

24.5 km

Southwater Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

A large country park with three lakes, formed out of the old Southwater brickpits when they fell out of use in the 1980s. The three lakes are popular for canoeing, …

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9

24.7 km

Southwater Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Large café with plenty of outside seating, which has replaced the old car park. The café overlooks Cripplegate Lake and is a good place to meet and start or end a ride.

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B

24.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

6.16 km

4.64 km

1.61 km

977 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.98 km

5.22 km

5.14 km

2.78 km

2.25 km

518 m

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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12°C

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