View of The Trundle – Kingley Vale Viewpoint loop from Chichester

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View of The Trundle – Kingley Vale Viewpoint loop from Chichester

Moderate

riders

View of The Trundle – Kingley Vale Viewpoint loop from Chichester

03:30

37.3km

900m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 13.0 km for 835 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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107 m

View of The Trundle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Trundle is an Iron Age hill fort on St Roche's Hill. It's an early Neolithic earthwork. Later, a chapel was built on the hill in the 14th century. This …

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5.58 km

Stoke Down Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Fantastic well-surfaced gravel track running along the fringes of Kingley Vale Nature Reserve. A long climb from south to north but worth it for the views. There's a bench by the dew pond at the top.

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7.72 km

Funtington Plantation

Forest

9.80 km

Avenue Copse

Forest

14.9 km

Kingley Vale Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the top of the nature reserve here you will have spectacular views overlooking the Downs. Wide tracks so pretty accessible.

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19.2 km

Kingley Vale Mountain Bike Trails

Highlight • Forest

A nature reserve, Kingley Vale has some established mountain bike tracks which are easy to find. The ground here is chalky so difficult to ride when wet.

Well worth pedalling to the top to see the views.

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28.4 km

Cadence Café

Highlight • Cafe

Cadence Cycling Club have opened a new cafe on the South Downs above Cocking. There are tools outside and space for bikes to park up. The food is delicious and it’s perfect for a mid-ride stop.

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28.5 km

Flint Barn Café

Highlight • Cafe

A great place to stop for refreshments along the South Downs Way. Great outdoor seating area in a nice sheltered courtyard.

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30.7 km

Cross Dyke.

Archaeological Site

32.9 km

Levin Down Signpost

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great meeting and view point over singleton

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37.3 km

Chalk Pit Lane & The T Box Tea Stop

Highlight • Cafe

Couple of bits at the bottom where run off ditches cut across the track are difficult (for me anyway) the rest (going up) I found a good but ‘doable’ challenge for a beginner/ intermediate rider.

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37.3 km

End point

Parking

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