South Downs Way
Mountain bike area · UK
Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: Rain before today is not known, Air 10 °C
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.6 mm
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 67 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 76 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 2.7 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 3.3 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.6 mm
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 267, good
- Tue 368, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 567, good
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 776, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1056, fair
- Wed 1181, good
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- Best May–Aug6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 67, good | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 0 mm | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 68, good | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 0.1 mm | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 67, good | Unknown | 0.1 mm | 0 mm | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 67, good | Unknown | 0.1 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 67, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0.3 mm | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 76, good | Unknown | 2.7 mm | 0 mm | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 74, good | Unknown | 3.3 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov* | 75, good | Unknown | 0.6 mm | 0.3 mm | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov* | 56, fair | Unknown | 13.2 mm | 1.2 mm | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov* | 81, good | Unknown | 15 mm | 0 mm | 11°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best May–Aug
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About South Downs Way
1 mountain bike route mapped. Best from Mar to Sep. The nearest town to stay in is Amberley.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,510–US$2,810 each
about US$1,510–US$2,810 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$925 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$322–US$543 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$281–US$523 |
| Total | about US$1,510–US$2,810 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Amberley
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about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Amberley its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 13h 50m
About 13h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 1h 25m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.