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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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4.8

(44)

307

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park – Old Winchester Hill loop from Clanfield

06:02

72.5km

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 4.95 km for 836 m

After 15.6 km for 128 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.29 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 …

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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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11.6 km

View of the South Downs Near Salt Hill

Highlight • Trail

Well worth the climb to take in the views!

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15.0 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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24.4 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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25.3 km

South Downs Way – Lomer Farm Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

I low friction gravel and hardpack chalk

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35.9 km

Great Clump

Forest

37.3 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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38.3 km

Chilcomb Wood

Forest

58.8 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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72.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

16.2 km

11.4 km

1.69 km

1.11 km

640 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

16.5 km

16.0 km

15.2 km

2.30 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

30°C

16°C

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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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