This Effingham Forest gravel circuit cycling route explores the western end of the Surrey Hills with a steep section up to Netley Heath and Effingham Forest.
Starting point: Roehampton Café, Richmond Park, London.
A good route that heads along the south bank of the Thames for a while before heading south to the Surrey Hills.
The North London Hill Training circuit is a short cycling route starting in Regents Park, and involves some fairly tough climbs such as the long climb up to Hampstead, Swain’s Lane in Highgate and Alexandra Palace Way.
The Box Hill Gravel Loop features a moderate long anti-clockwise climb up through the woods to Box Hill.
The Rochester Rouleur cycling route is a scenic rolling out-and-back route to Rochester. After traversing the northern ridge of the Downs it heads east along the eastern end of the old Pilgrims’ Way to the coast.
This loop takes an alternative route out of London via Beulah Hill, heads down to Chiddingstone via Hosey Hill before looping round for the long picturesque climb up Bayley’s Hill.
The Dirty Belgie Gravel Loop is a clockwise cycling route starting in Richmond Park that crosses Wimbledon Common, before heading uphill to the woods between Chessington and Oxshott.