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Old Polhill Road – Eat 'n' Mess: The Pod loop from Hayes

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Old Polhill Road – Eat 'n' Mess: The Pod loop from Hayes

Moderate

3.0

(2)

14

riders

Old Polhill Road – Eat 'n' Mess: The Pod loop from Hayes

02:25

38.6km

390m

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: August 27, 2026

Tips

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Kent Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

1.54 km

Keston Common Crossroad Cut-Off

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Fresh tarmac and cuts off the traffic lights across Keston Common

Tip by

2.42 km

Colyers Wood

Forest

3

16.0 km

Old Polhill Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun hill on a disused road and a scary tunnel

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4

19.4 km

View of the River Darent from Star Hill

Highlight • River

This can be hard work cycling up the hill. Check your brakes if doing the descent. The body of water in the middle distance is the river Darent at Chipstead. The Bricklayers Arms is worth a visit.

Tip by

5

21.0 km

Eat 'n' Mess: The Pod

Highlight • Cafe

Gluten-free café with plenty of outside seating and a water bottle tap. Great cakes for fuelling: the flapjack saved my life. Their main café is in Sevenoaks but this is a satellite site they call "The Pod".

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B

38.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

13.6 km

6.86 km

2.24 km

1.06 km

471 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.3 km

3.79 km

333 m

169 m

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Sunday 11 October

18°C

12°C

53 %

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