The North Downs are the best venue for mountain biking in the south east of England, including two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. The hills provide a stunning backdrop to some of the finest mountain biking trails in the country.
This is the first major guidebook dedicated exclusively to this fabulous area, easily accessed from London. And it's packed with all the information that both novice and experienced MTBers will need to make the most of their days out out on the Downs.
Routes around Guildford
Route 1 Puttenham Common loop
Route 2 St Martha’s Hill–Abinger loop
Routes around Dorking
Route 3 Hackhurst Downs–Polesden Lacey loop
Route 4 Gomshall–Westhumble loop
Route 5 Leith Hill and Holmbury Hill loop
Route 6 Surrey Hills Grand Traverse
Routes around Reigate and Redhill
Route 7 Oxted and Bletchingley loop
Route 8 Box Hill–Banstead Heath loop
Route 9 Warlingham–Biggin Hill loop
Routes around Maidstone and the Medway Valley
Route 10 Oldbury Hill and Mereworth Woods
Route 11 Meopham–Wrotham loop
Route 12 Bearsted, Detling Hill and Blue Bell Hill
Routes around Ashford
Route 13 Bilsington and Faggs Wood loop
Route 14 Wye Downs loop
Routes around Canterbury
Route 15 Chartham Downs loop
Route 16 Chilham and King’s Wood loop
Route 17 Rough Common–Blean Wood loop
Routes around Elham and Temple Ewell
Route 18 Elham Valley loop
Route 19 Alkham–Barham Downs loop
Route 20 Temple Ewell loop
The Downs Link