South Downs Way Off-Road Bike Ride
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SDW 2016 240x675:Layout 1 06/08/2015 17:29 Page 1 NOTE: Follow the South Downs CAUTION Way ACORN symbol and British Please go right, Ro ad Crossing Heart Foundation arrows. around Beacon Hill (erosion issues). Long stay parking START (s ee map below) 5 Miles 33.0 Miles Food & drink to buy, free water, toilets. South Downs NOTE: You cannot Manor Farm, Hill Barn leave your car at the Lane, Cocking, GU29 0HS Support drivers welcome - start for the 25 Miles Ample free parking in event duration of the event. N NEW CHECKPOINT 2 field (not public car park) Way Off-road CAUTION Road Crossing CAUTION CUT-OFF: 12pm Road Crossing Bike Ride W E WATER TAP 30 Miles Long stay Pay & Display parking at Chesil map Street Multi Storey, Barfield Close, SO23 0HU Chilcomb Sports Ground, Petersfield Road (A31). S CAUTION CAUTION Route stats: Start time: St eep descent Road Crossing 96.8 miles (156 km) with 3,940 metres of climbing 5.00am - 6.00am START 34 miles (55 km) with 1,330 metres of climbing 11.45am -12.15pm Che ckpoints: Distance: Cut-off times (1) Queen Elizabeth Country Park 20.0m 10.00am 1 (2) Manor Farm, Hill Barn Lane, Cocking 33.0m 12.00pm 3 (3) Bury Hill 42.7m 1.30pm (4) Washington 51.9m 3.00pm (5) Upper Beeding 58.5m 3.30pm (6) Devil’s Dyke(start of 35 mile route) 62.8m 4.30pm (7) Itford Farm 80.7m 6.30pm (8) River Lane, Alfriston 87.7m 8.00pm (9) Eastbourne 96.8m 9.00pm 10 Miles CAUTION 35 Miles Ride control: 07970 060701 St eep Descent CAUTION Keep straight ahead Road Crossing through middle of field CUT-OFF: 1.30pm 42.7 Miles Close gate - danger of CAUTION CAUTION cows escaping. Steep Descent Road crossing Strictly no parking for support drivers - cyclists only 15 Miles Bury Hill / A29 road CHECKPOINT 3 WATER TAP 20 Miles © British Heart Foundation 2015, registered charity 40 Miles in England and Wales (225971) and in Scotland (SC039426). FIGHT Toilets, cafe (open 7am) CHECKPOINT 1 45 Miles FOR EVERY 20.0 Miles Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Gravel CAUTION HEARTBEAT Support drivers welcome Hill, Horndean CUT-OFF: 10am 2 Ro ad crossing Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2016 .All rights reserved. Licence number 100044568 - P & D parking PO8 0QE. 4 SDW 2016 240x675:Layout 1 06/08/2015 17:31 Page 2 WATER 7 TAPS River Lane, CUT-OFF: 8.00pm Alfriston, BN26 5SX 80 Miles 50 Miles Under no circumstances 87.7 Miles are support vehciles to go to checkpoint - No Public toilets, food parking & bad access. & drink from shops. 85 Miles Parking in town CHECKPOINT 8 centre P&D. 70 Miles CHECKPOINT 7 Very limited (20 spaces) parking for Itford Farm Lane, off support vehicles CHECKPOINT 4 A26, Beddingham, CAUTION Lewes, BN8 6EP 80.7 Miles Mandatory left 51.9 Miles Portaloos, free water. turn, avoiding the Limited parking for suppport Cafe (closes at 4pm) CUT-OFF: 6.30pm A24 road. vehicles & height restriction 55 Miles Water, food. Use bridge, cross- 90 Miles ing the A27 road. Washington, Washington WATER TAP Boastal, car park, RH20 4AX CUT-OFF: 3.30pm 5 8 75 Miles CUT-OFF: 4.30pm WATER TAP 62.8 Miles CAUTION 6 Turn right to Western Lawns P & D parking for support gRoad Crossin opposite The Grand Hotel. CUT-OFF: 3.30pm drivers - gets busy! Toilets, water, food to buy, 58.5 Miles Devil’s Dyke, Dyke road, WATER TAP Limited free parking Poynings, Brighton, BN1 8YJ Saddles combe Last big climb in the layby - 6’6” height restrictions CHECKPOINT 6 / FINISH 96.8 Miles WATER TAP START OF 36 MILE ROUTE Support drivers Upper Beeding, layby 65 Miles Western Lawns, Trul eigh Hill YHA King Edwards parking in P&D on the A283 / Shore- along the road. ham road, BN44 3TU Parade, BN21 4EQ Toilets, free water, CHECKPOINT 5 CAUTION CUT-OFF: 9.00pm food & drink to ROUTE PROFILE Ro ad Crossing buy, masseurs. Checkpoint 6 34 mile start Metres Follow the new ending 60 Miles Checkpoint 1 Checkpoint 2 Checkpoint 3 Checkpoint 4 Checkpoint 5 Checkpoint 7 Checkpoint 8 300 (signposted). 225 150 95 Miles 75 Join King Edward’s Parade, WATER TAP along the seafront. 0 By left hand bend 0 Miles 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 9 10.