Spynes Mere Nature Reserve – St Mark's Chapel loop from Horley

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Spynes Mere Nature Reserve – St Mark's Chapel loop from Horley

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Spynes Mere Nature Reserve – St Mark's Chapel loop from Horley

02:27

36.2km

260m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Surrey Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.8 km

Spynes Mere Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

I nice spot on the National Cycle Network - it’s a restored Greensand quarry, now managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust.

Tip by

16.3 km

South Park Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pretty tree lined lane

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23.3 km

St Mark's Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

An extremely nice walk past the chapel and south park farm.

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23.6 km

Park Hill Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great stretch of bridleway between South Park and Lower South Park. Firm surfaces throughout. Bridleway goes through a private driveway/garden at Lower South Park Farm meaning it can be easy to miss.

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26.5 km

Hangdog Wood

Forest

27.3 km

Hookstile Gully Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Wide firm track through pretty woodland with a stream running alongside.

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30.5 km

Courtoak Lane Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Dirt track passing bluebell woods.

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33.4 km

Weatherhill Common

Forest

36.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

8.85 km

7.63 km

5.60 km

2.90 km

Surfaces

12.2 km

6.15 km

5.90 km

5.74 km

5.33 km

934 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

16°C

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Comments

February 28, 2026,What now? Kind of morning

I had planned a nice MTB, get-muddy, fun type of ride. When the weekend came, I realised it was going to be wet. Bugger.

It’s like someone turned off the lovely weather we had during the week while everyone was at work. Bastards.