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Crawley Down Pond – Forest Way loop from Crawley Down

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Crawley Down Pond – Forest Way loop from Crawley Down

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Crawley Down Pond – Forest Way loop from Crawley Down

03:10

45.9km

580m

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: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 948 m for 63 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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980 m

Crawley Down Pond

Highlight • Natural

Nice little picnic spot with bench on the Worth Way.

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1.87 km

Gulledge Wood

Forest

3.34 km

Worth Way Nature Park

Nature Reserve

16.8 km

Marlpit Wood

Forest

17.3 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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24.7 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

Just another little part of history. Just imagine the old steam trains going through.

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24.9 km

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

There’s only a tiny bit of the original platform left

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25.7 km

Pooh Corner

Highlight • Cafe

Pooh Corner is a lovely cafe on the edge of Ashdown Forest, where the Winnie the Pooh stories were coined by A.A. Milne. Built in 1703, the pretty white building …

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30.4 km

Chuck Hatch Lane Ford and Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

I recommend using the ford but there is a footbridge if you don't want to get your bike wet - the ford has a concrete base and its rarely deep, so it should be fine!

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34.7 km

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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39.0 km

Sculpture on the High Weald Trail

Highlight • Structure

41.9 km

Worth Way Country Park

Nature Reserve

45.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

7.44 km

4.69 km

3.74 km

1.03 km

676 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.6 km

10.1 km

5.57 km

2.50 km

121 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Saturday 23 May

31°C

14°C

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Crawley Down Pond – Forest Way loop from Crawley Down

Crawley Down Pond

Furnace Pond

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Hartfield Station

Pooh Corner

Chuck Hatch Lane Ford and Footbridge

Forest Way

Sculpture on the High Weald Trail

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