The Chartwell Gravel Loop cycling route takes us a largely off-road route from Hampton Court Palace heading south-east out of Surrey and into Kent where it descends off the north ridge of the Downs and winds its way offroad to Churchill’s family home of Chartwell. It then heads through woods of Toys Hill before the return leg back to Surrey.
Starting point: Coppernose Café, Hampton Court.
Suggested café: Landmare Café, Chartwell (56km).
If speed endurance is what you are looking to build, Drift Road offers a long flat straight.
The Knowl Hill Loop cycling route heads out in the direction of Wargrave and Henley but before it reaches Wargrave loops back around the paved parts of the Knowl Hill Bridleway.
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 Virginia Water Loop cycling route is a shorter alternative to the Windsor rides with a picturesque loop around Virginia Water, with a café stop overlooking the water.
A good route that heads along the south bank of the Thames for a while before heading south to the Surrey Hills.
The London to Whitstable one-way cycling route heads south over Crystal Palace, out of London, before the climb up the side of Biggin Hill.