Balcombe Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 299 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 285 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 153 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 m
  • ⚐
    District: Balcombe 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.05583° / W 0.137045°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 81 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.12 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 0.25 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 7 : km 0.35 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Rocks Lane
  9. 8 : km 0.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Rowhill Lane
  10. 9 : km 0.86 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto Westup Road
  11. 10 : km 1.52 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 1.68 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left
  13. 12 : km 2.09 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 2.32 - alt. 132 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 14 : km 2.98 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 3.14 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Brantridge Lane
  17. 16 : km 3.15 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Ditton Place
  18. 17 : km 3.47 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Ditton Place
  19. 18 : km 3.57 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 3.97 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 4.15 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left
  22. 21 : km 4.15 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 4.39 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 4.49 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 4.85 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 4.91 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 4.95 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto High Weald Circular Walk 4
  28. 27 : km 5.32 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 6.04 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 6.25 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 6.55 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto B2110
  32. 31 : km 6.58 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp right onto B2110
  33. 32 : km 6.59 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Horsham Road, B2110
  34. 33 : km 6.84 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Horsham Road, B2110
  35. 34 : km 6.96 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Park Road
  36. 35 : km 8.45 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Staplefield Road
  37. 36 : km 8.46 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 9.04 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  39. 38 : km 9.09 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  40. 39 : km 9.4 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 9.85 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right onto Handcross cycle path
  42. 41 : km 9.94 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 10.66 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Staplefield Lane
  44. 43 : km 11.02 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 11.88 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Cuckfield Road, B2114
  46. 45 : km 12.4 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 13.1 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 13.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 14.2 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 14.42 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight right
  51. 50 : km 15.44 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Cherry Lane
  52. 51 : km 15.7 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left onto London Road, B2036
  53. 52 : km 15.74 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 16.5 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 17.36 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 17.67 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Haywards Heath Road, C309
  57. 56 : km 17.82 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 18.7 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 19.18 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 19.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left
  61. 60 : km 19.64 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 61 : km 20.05 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 62 : km 20.1 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  64. 63 : km 20.57 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 21.04 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Balcombe Lane
  66. 65 : km 21.3 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 66 : km 23.29 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Lane
  68. 67 : km 23.57 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 23.67 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 24 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Haywards Heath Road, C309
  71. 70 : km 24.17 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  72. 71 : km 24.28 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Haywards Heath Road, C309
  73. 72 : km 24.37 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto Deanland Road
  74. 73 : km 24.74 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Oldlands Avenue
  75. 74 : km 25.25 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  76. S/E : km 25.33 - alt. 88 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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