Mountain Biking on the South Downs (eBook)

Peter Edwards grew up in Sussex, where he nurtured a love of walking and mountain biking amid what Rudyard Kipling called the 'blunt, bow-headed, whale-backed' hills of the South Downs. He lives in the Outer Hebrides with his wife, Fiona, and Labradors, Mara and Sandie.

Introduction
Mountain biking on the South Downs
About the routes in this guide
Getting there and getting around
When to go
Safety
Equipment
Navigation
Hydration
Food
Rights of way and other users
Maps
How to use this guide
Abbreviations

THE ROUTES

The South Downs Way National Trail

The South Downs Way: Introduction

1: The South Downs Way Day 1: Winchester to Cocking
2: The South Downs Way Day 2: Cocking to Ditchling Beacon
3: The South Downs Way Day 3: Ditchling Beacon to Eastbourne

Routes around Winchester

4: New Alresford - Warnford Circuit
5: Winchester - Gander Down Circuit
6: Winchester to Petersfield (and return variants)

Routes around Chichester and Petersfield

7: Westdean Woods and Cocking Down
8: Heyshott Down and Charlton Forest
9: Petersfield - Beacon Hill Circuit
10: Chichester - Charlton Forest Circuit
11: Petersfield - Singleton Forest Circuit

Routes around Arundel and Worthing

12: Amberley and Houghton Forest
13: Worthing - Chanctonbury Ring Circuit
14: Worthing - Springhead Hill Circuit
15: Arundel - Graffham Down Circuit (and Amberley variant)
16: Lancing - Amberley Mount Circuit

Routes around Brighton and Lewes

17: Castle Hill Circuit
18: Brighton - Lewes Circuit
19: Brighton - Truleigh Hill Circuit
20: Devil's Dyke - Blackcap Circuit
21: Brighton to Eastbourne
22: Brighton - Ouse Valley Circuit

Routes around Eastbourne

23: Friston Forest Circuit
24: Seaford - Firle Beacon Circuit
25: Eastbourne - Cuckmere Valley Circuit
26: Eastbourne - Firle Beacon Circuit

Appendices

Appendix A: Camping and accommodation
Appendix B: Water points along the South Downs Way
Appendix C: Bike shops/mechanics
Appendix D: Useful contacts