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The other situation where it’s easy to get lost is when you are riding through managed woodland. Forestry plantations are often criss-crossed with tracks that are liable to be changed and therefore don’t always correspond with the map. It can be quite easy to lose your bearings when all you can see are trees. Hence, as well as a carrying a map, a compass is extremely useful: it can save you going miles off course.

Maps

Ordnance Survey provides map coverage of the South Downs in 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 scales (see www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/leisure).

The most up-to-date 1:50,000 scale Ordnance Survey mapping is used for the routes in this guidebook. At the time of going to press, the information on the maps included in this guide was accurate. A note of caution: the status of some rights of way may be changed over time. Most often – but not always – cyclists have been granted greater access rights with footpaths and other rights of way being ‘upgraded’ to permissive bridleways. Older copies of maps may contain information that is at odds with what is included here.