Archived equestrian routes
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These routes are currently being worked on to ensure they are of a fantastic quality for you to enjoy. In the meantime, please find the routes below for reference.
Starting Point: Farley Heath carpark, GU5 9ER
The countryside at Blackheath and Farley Heath offers some of the best riding in the South East. It is criss-crossed by a network of sandy tracks that are fantastic for horses. The area is very popular with dog-walkers too so beware – it can get quite crowded but the scenery is beautiful and the going is brilliant and almost bicycle free because of the thick sand.
This circular ride can be started either from the huge Farley Heath car park or from the small Blackheath car park, which is unsuitable for trailers. It takes roughly 1½ hours.
Starting Point: Walking Bottom Car Park, GU5 9QW
Pitch Hill is a narrow sandstone spur that rises from Peaslake to a dramatic summit towering over Ewhurst, with fabulous views to the South Downs. George Harrison’s famous song Here Comes the Sun was inspired by this view. Pitch Hill is a favourite spot for mountain biking so avoid weekends when the car park is jampacked and watch out for bikes using steep narrow tracks that cross major paths.
Starting Point: Walking Bottom Car Park, GU5 9QW
This interesting 12km circular trail takes you across a variety of terrain, from the sandstone of Pitch Hill, across open farmland with fabulous views to St Martha’s, over sandy heathland at Farley Green and back on long straight bridleways through Winterfold Forest.
The trail begins at Walking Bottom Car Park, GU5 9QW. This spacious car park is a very busy mountain biking hub so best to avoid weekends. The bikes will not be going your way though!
Starting Point: Newlands Corner car park
From Newlands Corner on the North Downs just outside Guildford, you can enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramas of quintessential English countryside in the South East. This ride incorporates a rich variety of countryside trails including a fabulous downland gallop, woodland paths, WWII pillbox gun emplacements and a circuit of the sandy tracks around the ancient Church of St Martha on the Hill. There is an excellent cafe at Newlands Corner and plenty of pay on display parking but be warned that it is an extremely popular beauty spot with a lot of cars and also motor bikes using the car park. Best to park trailers or lorries at the far end
Starting Point: Hydon’s Ball car park off Salt Lane GU8 4BB
This woodland trail passes near the memorial to Octavia Hill, British social reformer and founder of the National Trust at Hydon’s Ball near Hambledon, before descending the valley and climbing one of the great sandstone escarpments of the Surrey Hills, Hascombe Hill. An army of ancient trees stands sentinel along the spine of the hill, close to an Iron Age Hill Fort.
The bridlepaths, at times following the Greensand Way, are good but involve quite steep ups and downs – your reward is the magnificent views to north and south.
The trail goes past the White Horse in Hascombe which has ample space for horses to stand while you enjoy a break!