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Headley Lane – Zig Zag Road, Box Hill loop from Headley

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Headley Lane – Zig Zag Road, Box Hill loop from Headley

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Headley Lane – Zig Zag Road, Box Hill loop from Headley

00:51

12.9km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.20 km for 123 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.70 km

Headley Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A great alternative to Box Hill in both directions, especially at the weekend when Box can be very busy. Undulating all the way, but very quiet and mostly car-free.

Tip by

5.62 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.

Tip by

6.69 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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8.13 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.

Tip by

8.25 km

John Logie Baird Plaque at Swiss Cottage

Highlight • Monument

the home and place where the television was invetned

Tip by

8.48 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

Tip by

10.8 km

Destination Bike Box Hill

Highlight • Cafe

A lovely little cycling cafe down the slope from the famous boxhill climb. Better coffee and more cycle friendly then the tourist cafe at the top.

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

243 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

1.52 km

243 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Thursday 16 July

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Comments

February 9, 2022,Bicycle Tour

Got a trainer! Got a free app!

Needs a bit of tweaking, my tyres are hybrid and it makes the wheel slip when the weight comes on. Bought a trainer tyre but my rims are too wide (oooh err missus!) but bike bloke says it would be ok........we'll see.

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Headley Lane – Zig Zag Road, Box Hill loop from Headley

Headley Lane

Start of Box Hill Climb

Zig Zag Road, Box Hill

Box Hill Café

John Logie Baird Plaque at Swiss Cottage

View from Box Hill

Destination Bike Box Hill

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