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Egrets Way: Lewes to Rodmell – Egrets Way loop from Firle

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Egrets Way: Lewes to Rodmell – Egrets Way loop from Firle

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Egrets Way: Lewes to Rodmell – Egrets Way loop from Firle

02:24

31.3km

250m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.1 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.88 km

YHA Southease Hostel & Campsite

Highlight • Cafe

Such a lush youth hostel, great location and facilities. We stayed in the bell tents which are in excellent condition and super cosy. The hostel are really accommodating for those travelling with bikes.

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6.56 km

Lewes Brooks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lewes Brooks is a Site Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), encompassing 330 hectares of the River Ouse floodplain south of Lewes. Here, flood plains and water-filled ditches are home to rare …

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8.16 km

Egrets Way: Lewes to Rodmell

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A skinny path following the river Ouse. Can get a bit tricky when other people are walking in the opposite direction but this quiet path is a far scenic and …

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11.3 km

Start of the Egrets Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Don't end up at the recycling plant as this little cut through is easy to miss! A tarmac section marking the start of the Egrets Way. Very skinny path which can get a little busy with people.

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11.8 km

Egrets Way Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

A lovely wide gravel path that follows the River Ouse between Lewes and Southease. Currently there's a stretch that isn't gravelled (it's quite boggy) so you're better off jumping on …

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17.4 km

Egrets Way

Highlight • Cycleway

lovely gravel bridleway

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21.1 km

Valley Ponds

Nature Reserve

24.0 km

Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

There are two public footpaths that cross the reserve and a new cycle path that runs all the way to Seaford. The cycle path is part of National Cycle Route …

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24.0 km

Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Between Newhaven and Seaford is the Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve which is home to a wide variety of birds, insects, plants and amphibians including the internationally protected Great Crested Newt. …

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31.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

6.83 km

5.40 km

4.21 km

2.08 km

1.91 km

Surfaces

11.9 km

7.83 km

7.22 km

4.34 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

27°C

13°C

0 %

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Egrets Way: Lewes to Rodmell – Egrets Way loop from Firle

YHA Southease Hostel & Campsite

Lewes Brooks

Egrets Way: Lewes to Rodmell

Start of the Egrets Way

Egrets Way Gravel Path

Egrets Way

Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve

Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve Trail

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