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CYCLIST'S GUIDE TO THE SOUTH DOWNS WAY


Home Up General info FAQ SDW SECTIONS 1. Winchester 1 / 2 Meon Valley 2. Warnford 3. QEP 4. Harting 5. Cocking 6. Bignor 7. Amberley 8. Washington 9. Devils Dyke 10. Southease Westwards Water Taps Where to stay Food, equipment Visitors Rides Video SDW Panorama photos Aerial photo map Distances SDW Double Alternative routes Circular rides Links Things of Interest Updates My Diary Photo of me! Site info & stats Contact me

 

Photo of Profile for 65 mile route created   by copying 'screen' with 'Paint'.

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I have added some Profiles below; please contact if you find useful, or too large, small, or more detail of specific places. Email link on home page. (Created with 'Tracklogs' digital mapping software).

Please Note: ignore 'duration' times on elevations !  

Profile of Section 1 Winchester to Warnford.

Ascend: 331 m; Descend: 313m

Profile of Section 2 Warnford to QEP 

Ascend 357m; descend: 302m

 

Profile of Section 3 QEP to Harting

Ascend 285m; descend: 206m. NB: part through QEP does not look right as it is in fact steady climb, not 'jagged'. I will update check.

 

Profile of Section 4 Harting to Cocking

Ascend: 249 m; Descend: 343m

Profile of Section 5 Cocking to Bignor

Ascend: 321 m; Descend: 220m.  Climb to Heyshott Down 1.5km, climb 120 m avg 8%.

Descent of Littleton to A285 is 1.4km, drop 118m, avg 8% up to 13%.

 

Profile of Section 6 Bignor to Amberley

Ascend: 82 m; Descend: 275m.  

 

Profile of Section 7 Amberley to Washington A24

Ascend: 258 m; Descend: 163m; Amberley Mount rise 138m, avg 9% up to ? % !

 

 

 

Profile of Section 8 Washington A24 to Devils Dyke

Ascend: 477 m; Descend: 380m

 

Section Climb Descend
  metres metres
1 331 313
2 357 302
3 285 206
4 249 343
5 321 220
6 82 275
7 258 163
8 477 380
Total 2360 2202

Link to profiles from Devils Dyke to Eastbourne in 2 parts

Link to page with profiles for whole of SDW divided into 3 parts.