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• Bespoke Rides

  Designed to fit your group's skills, fitness & aspirations

  • Bespoke Half or Full Day Guided Rides
    For riders of all levels

• Private Half Day Rides

  Book a 1-2-1 or group guided ride

  • Holmbury Hill Singletrack Explorer
    Two hour ride for rookie riders
  • Holmbury & Pitch Singletrack Explorer
    Two hour ride for intermediate riders
  • Holmbury & Leith Singletrack Explorer
    Three hour ride for intermediate riders
  • Pitch & Winterfold Singletrack Explorer
    Three hour ride for advanced riders

• Private Day Rides

  Book a 1-2-1 or group guided ride

  • Blackheath & The North Downs
    Six hour ride for rookie riders
  • Box Hill & Ranmore Common
    Six hour ride for rookie riders
  • Surrey Hills Singletrack Explorer
    Six hour ride for intermediate riders
  • Surrey Hills Killer Loop
    Six hour ride for intermediate riders

Blackheath & The North Downs Cross Country

Ride description

From the Heart of the Surrey Hills we will take in some of the lesser known beauty spots. These are the best kept secrets of the area, so far known only to the locals and those willing to explore a bit further from Holmbury Hill.

The Route

As with all our rides there are many options for the exact route, we can add and remove sections and loops depending on the group and the conditions. We will sample the trails in Winterfold Woods, Farley Heath and Blackheath before lunch and explore sections of the North Downs way in the afternoon.

We will aim to take in lunch at either the Chilworth Arms or the White Horse in Shere.

Is this guided ride right for me?

Please read the following description. If this sounds like you, then you're perfect for this ride:

• This is a Level 2 ride and therefore you should be already confident and competent in all aspects of our Level 2 course - Singletrack Fundamentals
• You have some experience of riding off road and may have tried green, blue and perhaps even red graded trails before at a trail centre or similar venue
• You can already ride confidently on narrow trails with small rocks, roots and steps
• You exercise more than once a week and at least one of these sessions is on a bike
• You can ride up steep terrain at a steady pace
• You can ride for comfortably for five to six hours in a day
• You are aged 18 and over unless accompanied by an adult also participating on the course

If this sounds a little beyond your current skill and fitness level, please consider participating in one of our Singletrack Fundamentals courses first.

Typical programme

Although guided rides are flexible they will usually keep to the following programme:

• 09:45-10:00 Arrival at ride venu
• 10:00-10:15 Introductions and equipment check
• 10:15-13:00 Guided XC ride
• 13:00-14:00 Lunch at a local pub or cafe
• 14:00-17:00 Guided XC ride
• ~17:00 Ride ends

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