Easy going on cycle tracks, bridleways, country roads and a main road.
Can be  muddy in winter
19km

Start at Roosthole GR209299 for a route through St. Leonard's forest and onto Ifield

• Leave the car park heading uphill north east for 1km then turn left onto Mick Mills race.  Continue for 1.5km turning right at the end and in 50m sit on the bench, GR215319, and admire the distant South Downs including Chanctonbury ring.
• Continue along the bridleway joining the Forest road at GR 224327
• Turn right into Colgate passing or stopping at 'The Dragon'  and turn left onto a bridleway at GR235330.  This is a good fast route but take the right hand fork at GR236338 to descend to the Horsham - Crawley road (A264).  Cross with care.
• The bridleway continues on the edge of Crawley passing along a bay (dam) GR239357.
• A diversion of about 1km to the north east here will bring you to Ifield mill
• Cross over the Horsham - Crawley railway line and ascend the hill as best as you can, in the gully or along the top.
• The bridleway veers left (south west) and continues for a further 2km to cross Faygate lane GR217352 and pass Wimland.
• At GR207348 turn left down Wimland road to GR205337 past the 'Frog and Nightgown', onto a bridleway that after 500m crosses the Horsham - Crawley railway line and after a further 300m joins the Horsham - Crawley road (A264).
• Turn left and at the Faygate roundabout turn right up Tower road and along the bridleway at GR225332 to cross the Forest road and join Mick Mills race going south.
• At GR213319 either cycle back along Mick Mills race to the roosthole carpark or
• Descend the footpath directly in front of you (Race hill) and join Mick Mills race opposite the descent to Roosthole carpark

• If you are heading for Horsham town centre ignore the bridleway at GR205337 and continue for a further 200m turning into a bridleway on your right (Bush lane) heading west past Owlcastle farm.
• After 1.25km turn left, across a roundabout and down Littlehaven lane.
• At the railway crossing you will no doubt have an opportunity to witness one of only two remaining manually operated sets of crossing gates in Sussex.
• Continue south towards Horsham town centre where all your spiritual and temporal needs can be fulfilled.

St Leonard's forest -
Here the Adders never sting,
Nor the Nightingales sing."

This track carried 'mine' (iron oxide) to Ifield furnace

The bay held back water to power the wheel for Ifield furnace, destroyed in 1643.  Furnace slag can still be found in the stream.

The track on this side of the valley brought 'coles' (charcoal) to Ifield furnace.

Sussex Mills Group have a bit more about Ifield (water) mill.