Good spot but I avoid the climb on the north side of the beacon as it is a tricky one for cars. There are a number of bridleways to the east that also provide a decent climb to the south downs way only minutes away from the Beacon but have no cars on them. The down side is that one is concrete and the other poorly managed tarmac. I have 35c road tires and it is fine.

Chris

May 29, 2018

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Ditchling Beacon, novice riders like us calls it Bitchling Deacon because its a hard steep hill climb but once you reach the top it will reward you with beautiful scenic view of the Soith Downs and Brighton and Hove.

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Ditchling Beacon loop via Scayers Hill from Lewis

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Ditchling Beacon Climb – Devil's Dyke loop from Three Bridges

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Ditchling Beacon Road Climb – Ditchling Beacon Climb loop from Aldrington

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Elevation 270 m

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Location: Westmeston, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Ditchling Beacon Climb

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Ditchling Beacon loop via Scayers Hill from Lewis

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