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Queen Elizabeth Country Park – Old Winchester Hill loop from Clanfield

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park – Old Winchester Hill loop from Clanfield

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park – Old Winchester Hill loop from Clanfield

06:03

72.6km

1,110m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 5.10 km for 836 m

After 15.8 km for 128 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.43 km

Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Here, cut through by the South Downs Way, is an excellent bike park, festooned with a variety of mountain bike trails to suit a variety of abilities. It can get a little over-faced in truly wet weather, but it's the best place or miles around for mtb-related thrills.

Tip by

5.10 km

Butser Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

At 889 feet (271 m), Butser Hill is the highest point on the South Downs Way. It offers fabulous views across Hampshire and a glimpse of the south western corner of Sussex and the English Channel beyond. Directly below, you can see the A3 snaking though the valley.

The steep climb (or descent) consists of an open grassy track, and there's a kiosk at the top of the hill in the car park selling food and drink.

The hill is also a popular spot for paragliding and kite flying, owing to its open space and strong winds.

Tip by

11.7 km

View of the South Downs Near Salt Hill

Highlight • Trail

Well worth the climb to take in the views!

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15.2 km

Whitewool Pond

Lake

17.6 km

Old Winchester Hill

Highlight • Climb

The route for bikes skirts the bottom of the fort instead of heading straight over it, so you're in for a steep climb, but if you've got the time it's well worth poking your nose around. Little remains of the fort itself except for the substantial earthern ramparts – but even if you decide to press on, the views are fantastic.

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24.5 km

View from Beacon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

To the south of Beacon Hill, you can see the Hampshire basin in all its majesty.

As it's a chalk hill (they all are around here) it can get pretty slippery when it's wet – but you probably already knew that.

There's been controversy over the routing of the Way over Beacon hill due to the fragility of the surface – so if you come across any diversionary signs, make sure to follow them.

Tip by

25.5 km

South Downs Way – Lomer Farm Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

I low friction gravel and hardpack chalk

Tip by

36.1 km

Great Clump

Forest

37.4 km

View of Cheesefoot Head and Wildflower Fields

Highlight • Natural

This is a beautiful part of the South Downs Way close to Telegraph Hill near to the village of Chilcomb. It offers stunning views out towards Winchester and is home to a variety of wildflowers in summer months, including poppies.

Tip by

38.5 km

Chilcomb Wood

Forest

59.0 km

Old Winchester Hill Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural Monument

The South Downs Way passes over Old Winchester Hill, affording views as far as Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The hill is a wildlife-rich National Nature Reserve and Iron Age hill fort.

Tip by

72.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

16.3 km

11.4 km

1.69 km

830 m

640 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

16.8 km

16.0 km

15.0 km

2.30 km

147 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park – Old Winchester Hill loop from Clanfield

Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Butser Hill

View of the South Downs Near Salt Hill

Old Winchester Hill

View from Beacon Hill

South Downs Way – Lomer Farm Track

View of Cheesefoot Head and Wildflower Fields

Old Winchester Hill Hill Fort

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