Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Petersfield

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Petersfield

Hard

5.0

(2)

108

riders

Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Petersfield

08:33

110km

1,540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 49.9 km for 201 m

After 50.5 km for 72 m

After 66.9 km for 190 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

9.86 km

East Meon Village

Highlight • Historical Site

East Meon is a picturesque Hampshire village which straddles the pretty River Meon. It's the highest village in the Meon Valley.

It boasts a number of ancient buildings such as …

Tip by

42.5 km

Beaconhill Beeches

Forest

43.3 km

Beacon Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

Directly on the South Downs Way. Great views.

Tip by

44.1 km

Beacon Hill – The White Way

Highlight • Summit

Tough climb but worth it for the nice view from the top.

Tip by

46.9 km

Meon Valley Trail

Highlight • Trail

A fantastic, well kept trail that takes you all the way from Wickham up to the South Downs Way at Old Winchester Hill. The trail gets busy at weekends and …

Tip by

50.1 km

Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort

Fort

50.8 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 …

Tip by

53.2 km

Whitewool Pond

Lake

64.2 km

Queen Elizabeth Country Park Mountain Bike Trails

Highlight • Trail

There are two trails here. A blue "intermediate" and red "advanced trail" with jumps and very steep sections. The blue "intermediate" trail is just about OK for hybrid bikes with …

Tip by

67.0 km

Buriton Chalk Pits

Nature Reserve

69.0 km

Coulters Dean

Nature Reserve

78.1 km

Pen Hill

Peak

84.9 km

View from Cocking Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tempting to just zoom all the way to the bottom, but it’s worth stopping a few times to enjoy and appreciate the view!

Tip by

85.7 km

Very friendly and welcoming. Lots of vegan/veggie options. They were happy for me to charge devices, use facilities and top up water supplies. There's also an external door to use toilets and sink for water etc and a pump/tool stand.

Tip by

89.1 km

Gadd's Bottom

Forest

110 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.2 km

33.3 km

13.0 km

4.68 km

2.94 km

1.52 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.3 km

36.1 km

16.3 km

7.75 km

161 m

114 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

17°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

208

Chichester Harbour loop from Chichester

02:21h

38.2km

50m

Easy

4.4

152

Portsea and Hayling Islands loop

01:57h

33.5km

70m

Easy

4.4

128

Solent loop

01:45h

30.3km

100m

Hard

4.6

The Devil's Punchbowl & Frensham Ponds loop from Farnham

03:22h

51.4km

570m

Hard

4.4

South Downs loop from Winchester

02:44h

41.8km

460m

Moderate

4.9

Odiham Circular

02:08h

35.2km

290m

Moderate

4.5

Graffham and Cocking loop from Midhurst

02:04h

34.3km

260m

Moderate

4.0

East Hampshire loop from Petersfield — South Downs National Park

02:13h

33.7km

450m

Hard

4.0

Petersfield and Buriton loop

02:22h

35.8km

490m

Moderate

4.8

Centurion Way and Singleton Loop

01:46h

28.5km

290m

Easy

Meon Valley Trail and Swanmore loop from Exton — South Downs National Park

01:22h

21.8km

150m

Hard

5.0

Midhurst loop from Haslemere — The South Downs National Park

03:45h

60.7km

540m

Meon Valley Trail – Old Winchester Hill loop from Petersfield

East Meon Village

Beacon Hill Trig Point

Beacon Hill – The White Way

Meon Valley Trail

Old Winchester Hill

Queen Elizabeth Country Park Mountain Bike Trails

View from Cocking Down

Cadence Café

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️