Description
Stoughton Downhill Mountain Bike Trails
Stoughton Downhill was a volunteer-run network of blue, red and black graded downhill tracks on Stoughton Down in West Sussex, ridden for over twenty years before Forestry England closed the site in March 2023. The trails have not reopened since, and this listing is kept as a historic record of the network's named runs.
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It borders Hampshire and so are in car driving distance (about 25 mins away) from the Queen Elizabeth Country Park mountain bike trail centre.
The Vale (Black Grade DH Trail)
- This Vale run has some really big jumps, drops, a gap jump, rocky sections and berms. It is smooth and very fast. There are 4 gap jumps in the top section. One is up to 18 feet
The Hare and Hounds (Red Grade DH Trail)
- The Hare and Hounds has two decent drops, berms, rooty sections, jumps, off-camber bits.
The Edge Trail (Blue DH)
- The Edge trail is on the other side of the footpath about 100m past the top of the hill. It's off camber rooty with small jumps, small berms, tight around trees and fast. There are two other blues hidden away on the woods. These are the Mini Time Warp and Spooky Wood
Trail X (Black Grade DH Trail)
- Trail X is a black diamond graded downhill track
April
- April is a specific jump line
Groups and Clubs
- A 2,674-signature petition to save the trails was raised at the time of closure but has not led to a reopening. The original Facebook group remains at facebook.com/StoughtonDownhill for anyone with historic photos or memories to share.
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- If you rode Stoughton Downhill before its 2023 closure, please share your memories, photos, and videos to this listing.