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Brighton Off-road with Burty

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Brighton Off-road with Burty

Tom_Baxter planned a gravel ride

April 5, 2025

Brighton Off-road with Burty

Hard

13:39

151km

11.1km/h

1,720m

1,790m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.6 km for 497 m

After 12.5 km for 82 m

After 13.2 km for 233 m

After 13.5 km for 967 m

After 27.8 km for 54 m

After 28.9 km for 1.59 km

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After 33.6 km for 720 m

After 49.8 km for 377 m

After 54.6 km for 833 m

After 65.0 km for 336 m

After 66.0 km for 399 m

After 88.0 km for 128 m

After 151 km for 62 m

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6.71 km

South Norwood Country Park Hardpack Trail

Highlight • Lake

Great stretch of hardpack gravel that intersects the South Norwood Country Park along South London's Waterlink Way. This stretch holds up well all year round. Nice views across the Park meadows, too.

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11.7 km

Woodland Singletrack Shortcut

Highlight • Trail

Leafy section of wood singletrack, mostly dry but can be muddy in deep winter. Section links traffic-heavy Shirley Church Rd to Shirley Heath (via a few suburban cul de sacs)

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21.3 km

Muddy Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lots of fun - mud well worked by the horses

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24.0 km

Hamsey Green Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Solid doubletrack (and mostly hardpack) gravel through the Hamsey Green / Sanderstead & Whyteleafe Conservation Area which links up to Riddlesdown Common and its lovely westward views.

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36.6 km

Chaldon Village

Highlight • Forest

A lovely old-style English village, this is the sign to alert you to the village coming up along this road.

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45.6 km

B-17 bomber crash site, Reigate Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Brings home to you how young and brave these airman were. Taking off from some airfield not knowing if they would return.

nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/b17-plane-crash-on-reigate-hill--

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46.0 km

Colley Hill Viewpoint and Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Rolling gravel ride along the North Downs way taking in the folly and viewpoint at Colley Hill (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colley_Hill), the monument to the Reigate Hill plane crash (bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-31953498), and Reigate Fort (nationaltrust.org.uk/reigate-hill-and-gatton-park/features/reigate-fort-at-reigate-hill-and-gatton-park). Junction 8 cafe provides light refreshments.

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52.5 km

Tye Lane Trail, Headley Heath

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Mixed bag.
Narrow bare earth to start, then on chalk descent and finishing with gravel/hardpack at bottom of valley. Descent must be natural run-off or the hill when it rains …

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57.6 km

Juniper Bottom

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Fast gravel descent that'll put a smile on your face!

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62.7 km

Denbies Wine Estate

Highlight • Viewpoint

With 265 acres (107 ha) of vineyards blanketing the hills, Denbies Wine Estate is one of the largest vineyards in England. Wine production began in 1989, when local businessman Adrian …

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68.0 km

Gate on North Downs Way

Highlight • Rest Area

A one way swing gate on the North Downs Way on the south side of Ranmore Common, which should be wide enough to allow passage of people with limited mobility.

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70.6 km

Singletrack With View of Surrey Hills

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Mountain bike territory really, but very doable on a gravel bike - might struggle in the wet though. Great descent on south side, bumpy with lots of roots, but an epic view

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138 km

View of Fulking from Fulking Hill

Highlight • Trail

A nice open (access land) section of the South Downs Way with great views north over several villages at the foot of the Downs and over the Weald, west towards Truleigh and Edburton Hills and east to Devil’s Dyke.

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151 km

Brighton Palace Pier

Highlight • Monument

Brighton Pier, also known as the Brighton Palace Pier or the Palace Pier, is a historic pier on Brighton seafront.

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151 km

Royal Pavilion Brighton

Highlight • Monument

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton seems somewhat unreal with its extraordinary architecture. The impressive palace immediately catches the eye and is reminiscent of the well-known Indian Mughal palaces. The Royal …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.4 km

48.2 km

18.1 km

14.6 km

11.5 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.0 km

41.9 km

16.4 km

9.24 km

3.79 km

209 m

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Brighton Off-road with Burty

South Norwood Country Park Hardpack Trail

Woodland Singletrack Shortcut

Muddy Bridleway

Hamsey Green Gravel Track

Chaldon Village

B-17 bomber crash site, Reigate Hill

Colley Hill Viewpoint and Gravel Trail

Tye Lane Trail, Headley Heath

Juniper Bottom

Denbies Wine Estate

Gate on North Downs Way

Singletrack With View of Surrey Hills

View of Fulking from Fulking Hill

Brighton Palace Pier

Royal Pavilion Brighton

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