The Henry VIII loop gravel cycling route extends the Chartwell loop. Rather than heading over to Chartwell and Toys Hill, it heads further south to Hever Castle (home of the Boleyns hence the route name), Chiddingstone castle & village before a steep climb up Yorks Hill and the return leg to Surrey.
Starting Point: The Coppernose, Hampton Court Palace
Suggested Café: Chiddingstone Castle Tea Room or The Tulip Tree, Chiddingstone (both 68km)
The London to Rye one-way cycling route heads out over Crystal Palace and Biggin Hill, into the Kent Hills and beyond, taking a very picturesque route to the coast.
The Ranmore special is an unusual HITR route – comparatively flat but with the eponymous lump in the middle.
Not content to go up Leith Hill once? Try going up and down it eight times from different angles. This is a gruelling ride with little recovery between climbs and nearly 2500m of elevation.
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.
The Frensham Pond cycling route in the Surrey Hills heads out to the heathland and ponds beyond Guildford. After one large climb up Staple Lane to the Shere Woodlands the route turns away from the hills and begins a rolling route. Looping wide of Guildford, it heads through heathland to the area south of Godalming. From there it takes a loop around the ponds at Frensham.
The Chelmsford Loop cycling route offers up a scenic loop from London to Essex beyond Epping Forest.