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Old Winchester Hill – View from Beacon Hill loop from Clanfield

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Old Winchester Hill – View from Beacon Hill loop from Clanfield

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4.8

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Old Winchester Hill – View from Beacon Hill loop from Clanfield

06:04

72.8km

1,120m

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: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.95 km for 836 m

After 15.6 km for 128 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.95 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 …

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View of the South Downs Near Salt Hill

Highlight • Trail

Well worth the climb to take in the views!

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15.0 km

Whitewool Pond

Lake

17.4 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 …

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20.5 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The Meon Valley Trail is a scenic pathway that follows the course of the old Meon Valley Railway, which was operational between 1903 and 1955.

The flat trail stretches for …

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24.7 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 …

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25.6 km

South Downs Way – Lomer Farm Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

I low friction gravel and hardpack chalk

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36.2 km

Great Clump

Forest

37.6 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.

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38.6 km

Chilcomb Wood

Forest

59.1 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.

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72.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.6 km

17.0 km

11.5 km

1.69 km

598 m

506 m

Surfaces

23.0 km

16.7 km

16.2 km

14.6 km

2.26 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Old Winchester Hill – View from Beacon Hill loop from Clanfield

Butser Hill

View of the South Downs Near Salt Hill

Old Winchester Hill

Meon Valley Trail

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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