SOUTHDOWNS WAY EVENTS 2010

Lemming Trail, South Downs Way ride 4-5th September

Now open for booking at trailbreak.co.uk. There's full information about the event on the site too, or you can call Trail Break on 0118 988 6041 if you want to know more.

MaXx Exposure: South Downs Way Night Enduro - 25-26th September (Trail Break) Supported by Quest Adventure

Trail Break have teamed up with Exposure Lights to push the limits of MTB Enduro! At sunset on Saturday 25th of September, we challenge you to ride out from Beachy Head to tackle 75 miles of the South Downs Way to Queen Elizabeth Country Park (QECP) in time for sunrise.

If you're not riding join us at our check point to help the riders and have a beer and BBQ too! It is a scream.

All you need is a bike and a map!

If you can't get organised to join an event, ride it yourself. The SDW with its 10,000ft of climbing is always there, on our doorstep. All you need is a bike, this map (£11.99 at Quest Adventure), and a bit of determination. Go for it!

The South Downs Way - National long distance trail

Not far enough? Why not ride there and back?

Take a look at the Southdowns Double website for inspiration.

The South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park newsletter

On March 31st Hilary Benn, the secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced that after 60 years of campaigning the South Downs is to become a National Park. The National Park is created using the same legislation used to create National Trails and the South Downs Way welcomes the inclusion of the great landscape through which the Trail runs into the National Park family.

The South Downs Way running for over 100 miles between Winchester and Eastbourne will become the access backbone of this new National Park. This is great news as at last the fantastic landscape, wildlife and culture of this area will have a secure future to ensure that the landscape of the Trail can be enjoyed for generations to come.

It is expected that a National Park Authority with be created by April 2010 and that it will be fully operational by April 2011.

Form more information including the detailed boundary map and a timetable for the creation of the new Park visit the DEFRA website using the link below.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/protected-areas/national-parks/south-downs/index.htm

New Southdowns Cycling website