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Friston Forest Red MTB Route

Mountain Biking · South Downs

200

XP

about 59 min riding

Easy
8.92 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km

225 m

113 m

2 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Hilly ride

2 steep stretches — marked on the map.

Climb

176 m

Drop

208 m

Highest

151 m

Lowest

26 m

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 12% for 300 m early on, no steep descents.

Reversed: Easy first 3.8 km, no steep climbing, comes down 12% for 300 m near the end.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main descent: km 3.5–5.1, from 142 m to 58 m.

How the 8.9 km splits

Flat

1.8 km

Climbing

2.5 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Descending

4.1 km

Link it with other walks

Jeremy Cole Red Route

Shares 7.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.6

10.57 km

Friston Woodland Walk

Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 8.4

1.36 km

TROT

Crosses at km 0.2

2.15 km

Family Cycle Route

Crosses at km 0.2, 0.6

4.53 km

TROT

Crosses at km 2.4, 2.8, 3.9

4.66 km

Cardiac

Crosses at km 2.4, 2.8, 3.9

2.43 km

South Downs Way

Crosses at km 8.4

163.23 km

Vanguard Way

Crosses at km 8.4

108.43 km

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