SDW conditions – 2-day ride this weekend

Can anyone comment on the current SDW conditions following the rain recently and what it will likely be like to ride this weekend.
Have a 2-day ride planned Winchester to Eastbourne with a night a Trueleigh YHA.
How rideable / slippery will it be?
Fundamentally shall we call it off / shift to a road bike route?
Any comments most appreciated!

It’s a bit damp and slippery in places but not bad, I wouldn’t put it off but take care on any chalky descents if they’re not dry. By that I mean if the sun comes out they dry quickly, but if they’re covered then I’d advise caution. Enjoy.

It’ll be dry on the tops, but as said watch-out under the trees where you can get a slick layer of mud over the chalk

Thanks both.
That’s reassuring. Keen to go ahead!
Cheers
Rob

Sloppy and slippery conditions in the covered bits, dryer on the tops with long squidgy puddles.

It’s fresh and sunny down here now, if it continues then the top of the downs will dry out quickly but the covered bits will need another week of dry weather.

HTHs

(I’ve just been up to Ols Whinny Hill)

shift to a road bike route?

that needs serious consideration – it’s really difficult to do that and stay off major roads plus it turns into a massive day out.

Thanks for all the feedback and advice. Completed it over the weekend. The odd muddy patch but nothing more. In fact very dry and hard throughout. Exhausted but great experience. Found the second 60km from Truleigh to Eastbourne harder than the day 1 100km from Winchester to Truleigh.

Anyone got a current update? Considering an early morning attempt tomorrow morning.

Dry as a bone

Eastbourne airshow is on this weekend… chaos at the eastbourne end.

Dry as a bone = good. Air show = bike on train?

Didn’t that biblical rainstorm this afternoon hit the Winchester end of the SDW?

Yes, I work around there, it was fairly epic rain.

It should dry fairly quick other than a few puddles though.