Cycle Surrey Hills XC Mountain Bike Trails
Cycle Surrey Hills was a project to establish five way-marked cross-country trails in west Surrey. These are purely cross-country trails linking up existing bridleways, BOATs, short sections of road etc. as opposed to "real" mountain bike trails found elsewhere.
The routes interlink with each other so it is possible to link different loops or part-loops up to make an extended ride.
Note: The way-marking can be quite difficult to see, so I would highly recommend downloading the GPX files to follow. Note also that all routes use the same colour way-markers!
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead
This ride takes you across Hankley & Elstead Commons offering some of the finest remaining heathland in Southern England and a nationally important habitat for bird, reptile and invertebrate populations.
- Distance: 20.8km
- Ascent: 286m
- Time: Allow 2.5 hours
- Grade: Blue
- Start points: Elstead Village, GU8 6DG
Cycle Surrey Hills - Puttenham
This ride around Puttenham Common offers spectacularviews and an abundance of heathland and wildlife. Many birds visit the reserve, including great crested grebe, green woodpecker and grey heron.
- Distance: 17km
- Ascent: 313m
- Time: Allow 2 hours
- Grade: Blue
- Start points: Puttenham Common Top Car Park, Suffield Lane,Puttenham, Guildford GU3 1BE, Puttenham Village GU3 1AR or Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford GU3 1DQ.
Cycle Surrey Hills - Thursley
This ride around Thursley Common and Elstead takes you through the Thursley National Nature Reserve, one of the largest remaining fragments of heathland in Surrey situated less than fifty miles from the centre of London.
- Distance: 15km
- Ascent: 135m
- Time: Allow 1.5 hours
- Grade: Blue
- Start points: The Three Horseshoes Pub, Dyehouse Road, Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD or The Moat car park, Elstead, Godalming GU8 6LW.
Cycle Surrey Hills - Frensham
This ride takes you past Frensham Great & Little Ponds traversing some of the wildest and most spectacular scenery in the Surrey Hills. The landscape is beautiful and vast here with far reaching views across Frensham Common and the Ponds nestled amongst the heathland.
- Distance: 17km
- Ascent: 168m
- Time: Allow 2 hours
- Grade: Blue
- Start points: Frensham Great Pond, Bacon Lane, Churt, GU10 2QB or Frensham Little Pond, Priory Lane, Frensham, Surrey, GU10 3BT.
Cycle Surrey Hills - Devil's Punch Bowl
This ride around the iconic Devil’s Punch Bowl has the most spectacular views across open heathland. You might even come across grazing cattle and wild ponies! Legend has it that the Devil scooped up a handful of earth and hurled it at Thor, God of Thunder, the depression that remained is the Devil’s Punch Bowl.
- Distance: 16km
- Ascent: 308m
- Time: Allow 2 hours
- Grade: Blue
- Start points: Devil’s Punch Bowl, London Road, Hindhead, GU26 6AB or The Three Horseshoes Pub, Dyehouse Road, Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD.
