Ditchling Beacon Climb – Shoreham Old Toll Bridge loop from Steyning

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Ditchling Beacon Climb – Shoreham Old Toll Bridge loop from Steyning

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Ditchling Beacon Climb – Shoreham Old Toll Bridge loop from Steyning

03:28

56.4km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 43.9 km for 176 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

5.91 km

Edburton Road

Highlight • Cycleway

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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23.6 km

Jointer Copse

Forest

25.8 km

Ditchling Beacon Climb

Highlight • Climb

Ditchling Beacon is the third-highest point on the South Downs, with spectacular views - it's a great climb to test the legs on.

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25.9 km

Ditchling Beacon

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Steep descent from here to Ditchling village

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42.4 km

Shoreham Harbour (East Arm)

Lake

46.8 km

View of the River Adur from the Adur Ferry Bridge

Highlight • River

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

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47.2 km

Downs Link Tarmac Section by the Adur Estuary and Lancing College

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

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48.3 km

Shoreham Old Toll Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The easiest to access and safest way to cross the Adur in the area - the alternatives are busy roads. This crossing links with the Downs Link on the east …

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53.4 km

Downs Link at Botolphs

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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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53.7 km

River Adur Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

56.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.1 km

8.20 km

7.05 km

3.28 km

2.82 km

2.01 km

Surfaces

47.3 km

6.22 km

2.12 km

472 m

227 m

110 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

15°C

6°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

February 19, 2023,countryside and seaside - A Shoreham, Rottingdean loop

Sometimes you just fancy a change from wooded lanes, and this route provides it. It starts by bouncing along the bottom of the Downs through a series of really pretty little villages, before sweeping down the Adur valley on a reasonably decent cycle path. After an obligatory stop at Shoreham to throw a pebble in the sea you continue along …