A collect-the-set route through the Surrey Hills with nine significant climbs racking up nearly 1900m of climbing:
1. Chapel Lane
2. Ranmore
3. Box Hill
4. Boar Hill
5. Leith Hill
6. Holmbury Hill
7. Bar Hatch
8. Halfpenny Lane
9. Combe Lane
Starting point: The Coppernose, Hampton Court
Suggested nutrition & hydration stop: Heartwork Café Bar (61 km).
The Shere Loop cycling route into the Surrey Hills ups the elevation a bit. Rather than using Staple Lane to climb to Shere, this route takes Shere Road and Combe Lane up to the woodlands where there is then a loop with a series of climbs and descents including St. Martha’s Hill, Alderbook Road and Sandy Lane.
Following the same alternative route out of London as the Bayley Hill Loop but this time going on to Shoreham for a wider circuit back to London.
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 Reigate Hill Gravel Loop follows a clockwise circuit to Reigate Hill and then south of Box Hill before returning to London.
The Surrey Trails & Hills gravel route heads down to the Box Hill area for a loop before continuing on to Ranmore Common, White Downs and Effingham Forest.
The Chelmsford Loop cycling route offers up a scenic loop from London to Essex beyond Epping Forest.