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Zig Zag Road, Box Hill – View from Box Hill loop from Box Hill & Westhumble

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Zig Zag Road, Box Hill – View from Box Hill loop from Box Hill & Westhumble

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Zig Zag Road, Box Hill – View from Box Hill loop from Box Hill & Westhumble

06:34

102km

990m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: May 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Surrey Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.05 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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2.12 km

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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3.78 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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7.80 km

Headley Heath

Nature Reserve

9.21 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 as centre of track is dominated by deep gulley with sizable chunks at the bottom. Steep sides and roots make it a bit hairy in the dark!

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15.9 km

St Michael's Church, Brockham

Highlight • Religious Site

This has to be just one of the most idyllic villages you could live in : a huge green, traditional pubs and a lovely church.

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52.7 km

Heathfield Copse

Forest

68.1 km

Baynards Station

Highlight • Historical Site

This old station has been restored and rebuilt into a private home complete with the platforms, waiting rooms and everything. It’s been very well done but unfortunately you can’t access the property as it is someone’s private home now.
(You can take a look from outside though 😉)

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82.0 km

Farley Heath

Forest

92.5 km

White Downs Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

White Downs is a challenging but rewarding hill to climb, although it does have a few false summits, where the road rises and levels off before rising again, wo be cautious of and a few hairpins that hide what's ahead.

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101 km

Chapel Farm Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A lovely quiet Surrey Lane to bring you back towards the A24 and Box Hill

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102 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

89.2 km

4.93 km

4.08 km

2.44 km

1.30 km

208 m

Surfaces

70.6 km

23.3 km

6.90 km

1.13 km

272 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

34°C

19°C

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Zig Zag Road, Box Hill – View from Box Hill loop from Box Hill & Westhumble

Start of Box Hill Climb