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    For riders of all levels

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  • 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
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    Three hour ride for advanced riders

• Private Day Rides

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  • 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

Box Hill & Ranmore Common Cross Country

Ride description

The old country station at Box Hill & Westumble provides the perfect start to this ride. We'll take in a circuit of beautiful Mole Valley where the river cuts a passage right through the heart of the North Downs.

The Route

As with all our rides there a many options for the route. We are blessed with a huge network of byways and bridleways to choose from.  We will take in trails through Ranmore Common, Polesden Lacy, Norbury Park, Mickleham Downs, Headley Heath and Box Hill.

There are a number of places we could stop for lunch, but we'll try to make sure we reach the highly acclaimed Running Horses in Mickleham.

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 venue
• 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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