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Being located in the Western Weald, and as the Gateway to the South Downs National Park, Petersfield presents many opportunities for cycling and walking, both formal and informal. In the bookshops you will find a plentiful supply of walking books giving personal views on local, and long distance walks, and online there are many resources and organisations to be found.
Please do not consider our lists, below, to be a definitive guide, but more perhaps a place to start exploring from whilst you enjoy our marvellous lanes, paths and countryside.
Cycling
Local Bike Hire, including e-Bikes
Bike Hire in other towns within the South Downs National Park
If you are basing yourselves in Petersfield and looking to visit other towns in and around South Downs National Park to hire a bike you will find a good list of companies here.
Organisations that bring cyclists together:
Petersfield Bicycle Buddies: pbbuddies.org.uk
U3A Cycling for Fun: https://sites.google.com/view/u3acyclingpetersfield/home
Local cycle route resources
You will find each of these organisations list local routes on their websites. Click on the name to be taken directly there.
Queen Elizabeth Country Park | South Downs National Park | East Hants Rail Partnership | South Downs Way Mountain Bike Guide
Other national websites for route planning
Sustrans – the National Cycle Network. The NCN route 22 passes through Petersfield, whilst route 222 commences (or finishes, depending on your direction of travel) on the South side of the town.
routeyou.com – use the predefined search here or simply go to the home page and search on Petersfield
komoot.com seems to have more route variations (at the time of writing) here
Walking
Local walking organisations
Petersfield Walking Festival – https://petersfieldwalkingfestival.co.uk/walks/
Petersfield Ramblers – https://petersfieldramblers.org/
Ramblers – https://www.ramblers.org.uk/
Nordic Walking Petersfield – https://nordicwalking.co.uk/instructors/nwuk-petersfield/
Long Distance walking routes passing close to or through Petersfield
There are 5 long distance walking routes easily accessible from Petersfield, each being segmented into easily achievable stretches.
Staunton Way
A 8.5 to 20.5 mile route from Queen Elizabeth Country Park, to Staunton Country Park near Havant.
South Downs Way
The trail runs for 160 km from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex
