Forest Way – Forest Way Cycle Path loop from Cowden

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Forest Way – Forest Way Cycle Path loop from Cowden

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Forest Way – Forest Way Cycle Path loop from Cowden

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25.0km

280m

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: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.49 km

Furnace Pond

Highlight • Lake

A stream was damned to create the Furnace Pond as a means to power the huge hammer at John Browne's forge. A gun foundry on such a huge scale that its flames could be seen from 10 miles away.

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5.56 km

Fifty Acre Wood

Forest

10.6 km

A great pit stop with coffee and cake on sale in the new cafe! A selection of memorabilia on show too, including signed jersey's by Peter Sagan, Sean Yates, Lance Armstrong and Bradley Wiggins bike on show.

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10.8 km

Seasons Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Located at the corner of the car park

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11.6 km

Forest Way

Highlight • Cycleway

The Forest Way is a shared use trail on the line of the disused railway between East Grinstead and Groombridge. It forms part of the Sussex section of the Avenue Verte, the long distance cycle route between London and Paris.

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11.7 km

Forest Way Country Park – National Cycle Network Route 21

Highlight • Cycleway

A ten mile stretch of the National Cycle Network running from East Grinstead to Groombridge

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13.1 km

Forest Way Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Gorgeous in summer, a firm path (not paved so muddy after rain) covered in trees that follows the path of an old railway line and now exclusively for bikes, hikers and horses. Great with children and virtually flat

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