Off-Road Cycling Code of Conduct E R T S D R O LF TI Here Are a Few Key Points to Remember When You
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Cycling is the ideal way to see and experience the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), get active and improve fitness. Cycle Surrey Hills is a network connecting over 80km (50 miles) of byways, bridleways and quiet road routes in South West Surrey. There are five interlinking off-road routes providing a variety of options to explore the very best of this beautiful area. Discover spectacular views, open heathland, fascinating history, an abundance of wildlife, great local pubs and cafés. You can access the trails by road, linking to railway stations, or car parking is available at the suggested start points. 21 LOWER EASHING LOWER EASHING A3 Follow ONE WAY road to side of A3 A3 River Wey River WHITMEAD LANE T E Off-road cycling code of conduct E R T S D R O LF TI Here are a few key points to remember when you TI LFO RD STREET are out and about. TILFORD ROAD Ride Responsibly 16 Show respect for all other users, and take River Wey care of the environment. Leave No Trace Practice low-impact cycling to protect trails and avoid wet and muddy trails. Keep to the line of existing trails, avoid skidding and Key take your litter home. The Loops and Circuit About the Loops and Circuit Ordnance features Control Your Bike Roads with higher levels Puttenham Loop Stay focussed, check your speed, and think All routes are in a Challenging of traffic clockwise direction terrain about other people. Elstead Loop Seasonally muddy Suggested start point Caution, Always Give Way Thursley Loop for loops road crossing Sandy Let people know you are there. Pass wide Frensham Loop 19 Waymarker numbering Toilets Byways open to all traffic and slow, particularly with horse-riders and F (based on Dutch System) R E 36 N approach with caution on blind corners and C Devils Punchbowl Loop Footpath H Viewpoints L D A OA N R E descents. TH Directional arrows DYEHOUSE ROAD U O Crossing Loops Bridleway M TS Pubs R O P Avoid Disturbing Animals D Complete Circuit and Ministry of Defence Land - L Steep incline O Farm, pet and wild animals are startled by where loops converge managed access, please Historic D A O read the warning signs sudden noise, be considerate. R Car parks H Terrain Moderate to Difficult D T posted at entrance points A U Café O O R M and stick to rights of way S S Always Plan Ahead S T E R Nearby stations L O D P Know your bike, your equipment, your Beach N 3 Nearby U A O B ability and the area, and wear appropriate 0 1,000 Shipwrights Way North Downs Way National Trail 500 Information Scale Km safety gear, and helmet. © This map contains data derived in part from Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2018. designed bysquiggle Barley Mow Pub, Tilford. Pub, Mow Barley houses, Elstead. houses, landings and Surrey’s secret beach! secret Surrey’s and landings Frensham Little Pond • Snack bar at Frensham Great Pond • • Pond Great Frensham at bar Snack • Pond Little Frensham Elstead • The Woolpack, Golden Fleece or The Mill public public Mill The or Fleece Golden Woolpack, The • Elstead www.surreyhills.org used by Canadian troops to practise for the D-Day D-Day the for practise to troops Canadian by used Refreshments & Facilities: Facilities: & Refreshments A National Trust Servery at at Servery Trust National A The Three Horseshoes Pub, Thursley • The Little Barn Café, Café, Barn Little The • Thursley Pub, Horseshoes Three The views and delightful rural villages. villages. rural delightful and views Refreshments & Facilities: Facilities: & Refreshments Celebrating 60 Years of The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area Hills Surrey The of Years 60 Celebrating World War II pillboxes, a replica of the ‘Atlantic Wall’, Wall’, ‘Atlantic the of replica a pillboxes, II War World 145 Map: Explorer OS Discover a vast expanse of common land, wonderful wonderful land, common of expanse vast a Discover amongst the heathland. Discover medieval bridges, bridges, medieval Discover heathland. the amongst 145 Map: Explorer OS 168m Ascent: across Frensham Common and the Ponds nestled nestled Ponds the and Common Frensham across populations. populations. 286m Ascent: Allow 2 hours 2 Allow Time: Allow 2.5 hours 2.5 Allow Time: is beautiful and vast here with far reaching views views reaching far with here vast and beautiful is important habitat for bird, reptile and invertebrate invertebrate and reptile bird, for habitat important 17km Distance: Funded by Funded 20.8km Distance: spectacular scenery in the Surrey Hills. The landscape landscape The Hills. Surrey the in scenery spectacular heathland in Southern England and a nationally nationally a and England Southern in heathland GU10 3BT. GU10 Ponds traversing some of the wildest and most most and wildest the of some traversing Ponds Commons offering some of the finest remaining remaining finest the of some offering Commons Elstead Village, Godalming GU8 6DG. (limited parking) (limited 6DG. GU8 Godalming Village, Elstead 2QB or Frensham Little Pond, Priory Lane, Frensham, Surrey, Surrey, Frensham, Lane, Priory Pond, Little Frensham or 2QB Borough Council, Parish Councils and Landowners. and Councils Parish Council, Borough This ride takes you past Frensham Great & Little Little & Great Frensham past you takes ride This This ride takes you across Hankley & Elstead Elstead & Hankley across you takes ride This DISCOVER SOUTH WEST SURREY WEST SOUTH DISCOVER Point: Start Start Point: Start Frensham Great Pond, Bacon Lane, Churt, GU10 GU10 Churt, Lane, Bacon Pond, Great Frensham County Council, Surrey Hills AONB Board, Waverley Waverley Board, AONB Hills Surrey Council, County LEISURE CYCLING LEISURE In partnership with the National Trust, Surrey Surrey Trust, National the with partnership In OFF-ROAD and walkers. and horses to way give and care’ with ‘share to other countryside users so please remember remember please so users countryside other muddy in winter. The trails are also shared with with shared also are trails The winter. in muddy certain sections, particularly when the trails are are trails the when particularly sections, certain road bikes, and you may need to push through through push to need may you and bikes, road mainly on bridleways, that are not suitable for for suitable not are that bridleways, on mainly You will need a mountain bike as the trails are are trails the as bike mountain a need will You this beautiful area. beautiful this a variety of options to explore the very best of of best very the explore to options of variety a Surrey. There are 5 interlinking routes providing providing routes interlinking 5 are There Surrey. (50 miles) of off-road cycle trails in South West West South in trails cycle off-road of miles) (50 Cycle Surrey Hills is a network of over 80km 80km over of network a is Hills Surrey Cycle (AONB), get active and improve fitness. fitness. improve and active get (AONB), Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Beauty Natural Outstanding of Area Hills Cycling is the ideal way to experience the Surrey Surrey the experience to way ideal the is Cycling About the Routes the About ELSTEAD LOOP ELSTEAD FRENSHAM LOOP FRENSHAM PUTTENHAM LOOP THURSLEY LOOP DEVIL’S PUNCH BOWL LOOP This ride around the iconic Devil’s Punch Bowl has the most spectacular views across open heathland. You might even come across grazing cattle and wild ponies! Legend has it that the Devil scooped up a handful of earth and hurled it at Thor, God of Thunder, the depression that remained is the Devil’s Punch Bowl. Discover the Old Portsmouth Road, the Sailor’s Stone and the gruesome history of Gibbet Hill! Start Point: Devil’s Punch Bowl, London Road, Hindhead, This ride around Puttenham Common offers spectacular Start Point: Puttenham Common Top Car Park, Suffield Lane, This ride around Thursley Common and Elstead takes you Start Point: The Three Horseshoes Pub, Dyehouse Road, GU26 6AB or The Three Horseshoes Pub, Dyehouse Road, views and an abundance of heathland and wildlife. Many Puttenham, Guildford GU3 1BE, Puttenham Village GU3 1AR or through the Thursley National Nature Reserve, one of Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD or The Moat car park, Elstead, Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD. Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford GU3 1DQ. Godalming GU8 6LW. birds visit the reserve, including great crested grebe, the largest remaining fragments of heathland in Surrey Distance: 16km green woodpecker and grey heron. Distance: 17km situated less than fifty miles from the centre of London. Distance: 15km Time: Allow 2 hours Time: Allow 2 hours Time: Allow 1.5 hours Ascent: 308m Substantial archaeological finds have been discovered Ascent: 313m Discover an abundance of rare wildlife, spectacular Ascent: 135m OS Explorer Map: 133 on Puttenham Common including the Iron Age Hill Fort OS Explorer Map: 145 views, a replica of the ‘Atlantic Wall’ used by Canadian OS Explorer Map: 145 at Hillbury. The area was extensively used by the military troops to practise for the D-Day landings and an eye- Refreshments & Facilities: A National Trust Servery & Café Refreshments & Facilities: Refreshments & Facilities: The Three Horseshoes Pub, at the Devil’s Punch Bowl • local shops in Hindhead • The during World War II with evidence of slit trenches and The Good Intent Pub, Puttenham • Watts Gallery Tea Shop, catching sculpture of a dragonfly landing on a former Thursley • The Little Barn Café, Elstead • The Woolpack, Three Horseshoes Pub, Thursley. rifle range butts. Compton • The Cyder House Inn, Shackleford. electricity pylon! Golden Fleece or The Mill public houses, Elstead..