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High Elms Road – Hayes Common loop from Hayes

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High Elms Road – Hayes Common loop from Hayes

Hard

5.0

(1)

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High Elms Road – Hayes Common loop from Hayes

02:01

17.0km

240m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Downe Bank & High Elms

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.79 km

Padmall Wood

Forest

3.54 km

Keston Common Fishponds and Heathland

Highlight • Natural

Keston Common is as near to a natural landscape as is possible to find anywhere in South East England. It is registered as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) …

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4.66 km

The Wilberforce Oak and Seat

Highlight • Historical Site

It was here, under this oak tree, that William Pitt the Younger met with William Wilberforce and began the process of abolishing the slave trade in 1787.

The tree that …

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8.44 km

Cuckoo Wood

Forest

10.0 km

Very fast, quiet country lane to head north on back towards London, along High Elms Road. You'll ride past the High Elms Golf Club and High Elms Country Park, and then join Shire Lane down to Farnborough.

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10.4 km

George & Dragon, Downe

Highlight • Pub

A great pub if you're cycling through Downe, which serves excellent pies. There is a beer garden at the rear. Downe itself is a beautiful village, where Charles Darwin lived and worked for 40 years.

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10.4 km

George and the Dragon

Highlight • Pub

Unfortunately, currently closed due the pandemic.

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13.8 km

Keston Common Bog and Valley Mire

Highlight • Natural

A lovely place to stop and sit for a minute.

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15.4 km

Hayes Common

Highlight • Trail

Hayes Common is a glorious patch of woodland. As you roam the many trails, you'll find oak, sweet chestnut and beech trees. A couple of roads intersect the woodland but for the most part, it's blissfully peaceful.

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15.5 km

View of London from Keston Village Footpath

Highlight • Viewpoint

Not bad for so close to London

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17.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.73 km

5.44 km

2.95 km

1.18 km

930 m

716 m

Surfaces

5.89 km

5.19 km

2.95 km

1.71 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

26°C

17°C

18 %

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High Elms Road – Hayes Common loop from Hayes

Keston Common Fishponds and Heathland

The Wilberforce Oak and Seat

High Elms Road

George & Dragon, Downe

George and the Dragon

Keston Common Bog and Valley Mire

Hayes Common

View of London from Keston Village Footpath

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