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25th June 2019 Mt. Biking: Cissbury Ring to Chanctonbury Ring Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods and hot Max Speed: Distance Covered: 10 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Tuesday 25th June – Bike ***** Cissbury Ring to Chanctonbury Ring – sunny periods and hot. After a top walk to the top of Cissbury Ring this morning our aim was to bike along the bridleway/farm track opposite hoping to get to Chanctonbury Ring an Iron Age hill fort and one of the most prominent landmarks in the South Downs although we didn’t know for sure if we would find it???? With Mag still not 100% fit we decided to take it easy especially as it was pretty warm as we left the van at 12.20. Despite all of last nights rain the path was mainly dry apart from the odd puddle as we bumped our way very slightly uphill passing yet more groups of youngsters hiking. After only 1.85 miles we meet up with the South Downs way and know then we would make it to the other ring:) You approach the island of trees that is Chanctonbury Ring along a grassy ridge with stunning views and make our destination in under 40 minutes. The beech trees were apparently planted by a Charles Goring in 1760 and after biking around the earth embankment we found a shady spot for our picnic:) We have a lovely hour watching the groups of kids hiking, mountain bikers, an electric version is a must for these parts, and walkers passing on the South Downs way. I complete a circuit of the ring on my bike before we continue on. Instead of returning the way we came which would have been an easy downhill ride we go for a circular route. I stop at a concrete trig point for a pic, look at another Dew pond like the one at Bignor and then start to whizz downhill again on the bumpy flint farm track surrounded by wheat fields. We know we were going to pay for this downhill section when we reached the farm as it was then a long uphill section. We rode and walked and eventually reached the original track and it was then a short way back to the van, the end of a great ten-mile ride. With the bikes tied back on the van it was time for a welcome cuppa and spent a nice time reading and watching the world go by. We had Red Kites, the yellow hammers again, a man with his radio-controlled glider, the farmer cutting grass, then as the workers finished work loads of joggers and mountain bikers turned up and the small car park was soon full! Then we took the scenic route back to Sayers Croft to look after Arlo for a couple of days again. Photo Gallery Here National Trust – Cissbury Ring Cissbury Ring Chanctonbury Ring |
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