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Distance : 18M/29km

LEISURESERIESTime :~150-180mins (Dry conditions)~210-270mins (Wet conditions)

CYCLINGROUTE

Midhurst – Tillington – Lodsworth‘off road terrain’

Midhurst East ‘off road’

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© Crown Copyright and/or database right.All rights reserved. Licence number 100018803. Suitable for competent cyclists (11 years plus)

on mountain and hybrid bikes with off road tyres

Places of interestPlaces to Eat

The Spread EagleMidhurst01730 816911

The Angel HotelMidhurst01730 812421

The Three MolesSelham01798 861303

Old Railway Station HotelPetworth01798 342346

The BadgersPetworth01798 342651

The HorseguardsTillington01798 342332

The Halfway BridgeHalfway Bridge01798 861281

The Hollist ArmsLodsworth01798 861310

TheWhite HorseEasebourne01730 813521

There are numeroushostelries, cafes andrestaurants in Midhurstand Petworth town

AttractionsCowdray Heritage Trust01730 812423www.cowdray.co.uk

Cowdray Park Polo Club01730 813257www.cowdraypolo.co.uk

Petworth House and Park01798 342207www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth-house/

Village ShopsLodsworth LarderLodsworth01798 861947

Easebourne Village StoreEasebourne01730 817259

Heath End FarmshopHeath End07539 237298

Cycle Shops& Hire Locations

Tinted entries are off the map

Summit BikesSelsey01243 697547www.summitbikes.co.uk

Hargroves Cycles01243 537337www.hargrovescycles.co.uk

City Cycles01243 539 992www.citycycleschichester.co.uk

Filarinskis01243 575041www.filarinskis.com

Geared Bikes andWear01243 784 479www.gearedbikes.co.uk

Barreg01243 786 104www.barreg.co.uk

Halfords01243 533 062www.halfords.com

Mobile MechanicsBike Master07944 302 974www.bike-master.co.uk

Cycle Matters07801 563 468www.cyclematters.co.uk

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Cycling Teamweb: www.chichester.gov.uk/cyclingemail: cycle@chichester.gov.uktel: 01243 785 166

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The route was inspired and is printed in memoryof Colin Chatfield of Midhurst Area Cycling.

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Turn right onto New LipchisWay bridleway. Follow for1.5km through the wood(can be very muddy).

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CARE! crossing A272

Please note there isfootpath only accessby the remains, theriver and causeway

CARE! busyroad A285

EasebourneVillage Store

Heath EndFarmshop

LodsworthLarder

HollistArms

HalfwayBridge

BadgersInn

HorseGuards

PetworthHouse& Park

ThreeMoles

Old RailwayStation Hotel

WhiteHorse

SpreadEagle

AngelHotel

Cowdray ParkPolo Club

Cowdray ParkPolo Club

CowdrayHeritage Trust

Start – GrangeCentre Car Park.Exit along South

Pond then cross SouthSt onto TheWharf.After 250m cross overthe stone bridge andleft onto New LipchisWay bridleway (can bemuddy). Join and followtarmac lane.

Fork left(SP Pitshill),descend for800m and turn

right opposite thevineyard. Enjoy thestunning views overthe Rother Valleyfrom River Lane.

Turn right, thenleft throughHurlands Farmyard and followthe bridleway for1.5km. AfterFitzlea Farm turnright into thewood for 800m.

4Turn right at T junction andcross a brick bridge, thenfork left following theSerpent Trail bridleway for2km to the lane (can bevery muddy).

3 Follow single-track intothe wood and bare rightafter 50m. Turn left on thelane and after 800m turnright onto a bridleway.

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Cowdray ParkPolo Club is

recognised as the Homeof British Polo wherepolo has been played forover 100 years. Todayapproximately 450matches are played eachseason across the twogrounds. The Ambershamgrounds were theoperational airfield RNASinWWII.

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PetworthHouse

hosts an impressiveart collectionincluding nineteenJMW Turner paintings

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CowdrayRuins is one

of the most importantearly Tudor houses inEngland, visited by KingHenry VIII and QueenElizabeth I. It was partiallydestroyed by fire in 1793.

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Turn left onto narrow bridleway(can be very muddy). Care onsteep descent, turn right,straight on at next junction andthen turn left over a brickbridge and cross the field.

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Turn left ontoa bridleway150m aftercrossing the

River Rother (can bevery muddy).

Fork left at HollistArms, after 200m

turn right onto SchoolLane, keep left after150m and fork left ontoa woodland track.

After the wood, fork right and follow the bridlewayalong the ridge for 500m, turn left and right and followthe ridge line into a wood (can be very muddy).Descend to Easebourne Lane.

Enjoy the 3km descent. At T junction,turn left and right onto Cowdray Park,passing Easebourne Priory. After thecricket ground, turn right and join theA272 to return into Midhurst.

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Bare left atfive-wayjunction andfollow

bridleway includingsome single-trackand join the SerpentTrail after 1km.

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