Surrey Hills Mountain Biking

Joe Janes:

Make it flow - the old trail before the cricket pitch was way more fun, why didn't they use that.

Last section is fun

Terry White:

I have to say i live in Hampshire and this is well worth the hour drive. After many rides i have got together a great 18 mile route starting from Peaslake and ending with Barry Knows Best, taking in Yoghurt Pots, Telegraph Poles and Summer Lightning.I would class my route as a hard ride but very rewarding combing great natural and man-made routes, with many climbs and descents 

Lots of natural singletrack combined with 3 great developed trails - Yoghurt Pots, Summer Lightning and to finish off Barry Knows Best downhill excellent. Combine this with Telegraph Poles and natural trials then this is a fantastic place to ride. Also halfway around my route is the Tower Cafe serving coffee and cake what more do you want!! Pretty good all your around apart from the last 1/2 mile of Summer Lightning which can get very very muddy after rain.

Elephant graveyard:

A bit of everything. A bit of a muddle to though.

Great sand base which helps in the wet. Sone great fun single track. So massive jump sections. Some a little to big if you have a job to go back to. But there is so much here there is something for everyone. You will need to explore for along time to piece together some great routes. I have been a few times but only sratched the surface. Contantly evolving.

gilesmartin81:

Go once and keep going back.

This was first time In the Surrey hills, it won't be the last. I followed a route I got from this website to start as I have not been before and I was aware there are not many way marked routes. This was a great way to get started riding here, it was great to know you were going to find a few decent bits without looking too hard. I stayed on holmbury hill and rode a few trails a number of times. Next time i will go back and explore more as it is really an amazing network if trails. Also the views are epic! It is worth going to stop and take them in.

tjmoore:

There is also Winterfold hill, along with a cheeky hill that won't mention, but that gives 5 hills along the south of the hills, but the Surrey Hills also includes the North Downs on the other side of the A25, including Ranmore and Box Hill where there is more to be found, with many cheeky spots to ride. That side involves a lot more climbing, but some sweet descents and play areas. Technically the Surrey Hills even includes the Hogs Back along to Farnham, but that's one for the more long distance xc oriented rides. DH - well no, it's not a DH venue, though there are DH spots. Problem is the best are cheeky so you'll just have to ask around to find them or just explore. I'm not a DHer myself though I give it a little go on occasion. I'd prefer somewhere with an uplift for that, but I see plenty with full DH rigs playing in the hills, and there are big gaps about that you won't necessarily find in some DH trail centres. XC - yes there's plenty of that in all kinds of variety. However the good stuff is general singletrack which can vary in nature from simple natural trails, to singletrack with berms, jumps, gaps, roots, rocks, and whatever thrown at you. Some flat, some down, some even up. Flat? - not really, unless you stick to Holmbury ;) - explore beyond the tourist trails and you'll find the cracking descents, though you will have to deal with the climbs back up.

Huge variety, vast area, always changing conditions, something for everyone, not a trail centre, cheese straws and meat slices in Peaslake store. Plenty of places to start from. Fast running flowing trails in the dry. Mud and slippery roots when wet (see also bad points). Depending on the hill, some areas drain better than others. Great fun in the snow also. Bike shop by the trails in Peaslake, bike shop in Westcott, more in Dorking and surrounding areas. Lots of demo opportunities on quality trails.

Tom Hoult:

I am a DHer, but recently competed in the megavalanche. Much of my training was based in the SH due to the great number of trails and the effort factor that is involved. I once rode 60km in one day all off road and not riding the same trail twice! However I find many of the trails bland and easy, and I hate the holmbury hill loop! Far too flat! As a DHer, it really does not feed me enough thrill. There are also too many snotty roadies around for my liking. Despite this, nothing compares to the SH in the south east if all you want is a long, social mtb ride. Which is what most people want... So it may not be to my taste (hence the low score), but I can see why its one of Britains most popular mtb areas.

Lots of it, long rides, long trails, many trails