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View from Box Hill – View of Epsom Downs Racecourse loop from Ewell East

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View from Box Hill – View of Epsom Downs Racecourse loop from Ewell East

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View from Box Hill – View of Epsom Downs Racecourse loop from Ewell East

02:33

39.6km

450m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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Surrey Hills National Landscape

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4.53 km

Rifle Butts Alley

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

"In 1859 an invasion by the French, under the Second Empire of Napoleon III, was widely feared. Volunteer movements of riflemen sprang up all over the country, and Epsom hosted the 8th Corps of the Surrey Rifle Volunteers. They trained in Rifle Butts Alley, beside a long valley leading up to the Downs, and relaxed afterwards at a pub in East Street, still called the Rifleman. In 1881 the volunteers became a territorial detachment of the regular East Surrey Regiment." (eehe.org.uk/?p=33248)

The area was used in the late C19 for shooting practice, but the range was abandoned when Grand Stand Road was laid out across the downs above. Rifle Butts Alley is a pleasant walk up to the downs away from the traffic. On Derby Day each year, it is greatly used as a means of access to the races by local people. (geograph.org.uk/snippet/2348#:~:text=The%20area%20was%20used%20in,the%20races%20by%20local%20people.)

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5.93 km

Entrance to Epsom Downs Racecourse

Highlight • Viewpoint

20.9 km

Start of Box Hill Climb

Highlight • Trail

There are at least 4 different ways to reach Box Hilltop, but this is the most scenic. Don't forget to look back to admire the zig zag road.

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22.0 km

Zig Zag Road, Box Hill

Highlight • Trail

The Zig Zag Road to the top of Box Hill provides multi-user access to this iconic Surrey beauty spot. It features on the Leith Hill Greenway, a route designed so that hikers, wheelchair users, cyclists and equestrians can enjoy the Surrey Hills together. Don't be surprised to see runners taking on the switchbacks, the Zig Zag Road features on the Beat Box Hill trail races.

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23.4 km

Box Hill Café

Highlight • Rest Area

The cafe at the top of Box Hill is a great place to start a run or plan a stop. Buying a drink here helps support conservation and maintenance of the area, including the trails. The cafe serves a good selection of hot and cold food, drinks, cake and ice-creams. It gets busy but there's plenty of seating inside and out.
Open 10am to 4pm every day.

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23.6 km

View from Box Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Box Hill is one of the most famous hills in Surrey, if not the UK. Named after the ancient box woodland on its slopes, the hill is blanketed in green and enjoys panoramic viewpoints over the surrounding countryside and Dorking.

Box Hill has become more and more popular with cyclists after it featured in the 2012 Olympics cycling road race events. Around 850,000 people now visit the hill each year. Managed by the National Trust, you can follow in the pedal strokes of Olympians and ride the Box Hill circuit that climbs up to 390 feet (120 meters), although the hill's highest point is 735 feet (224 meters) at Betchworth Clumps.

You can find more information, here: nationaltrust.org.uk/box-hill

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