Southern Grit | 110K

Ability level

110km grading 'tough challenging' - suitable for most 'Club' level riders competent riding off-road.

80km grading 'moderate' - suitable for most regular cyclists with off road experience. 

Routes are a mix of bridleways, gravel paths, quiet lanes and some single track, with some steeper climbs. descents, roots and other features.

Suitable for MTB, gravel, cyclocross bikes and off-road e-bikes.

Overview

• Starting from Herne Hill Velodrome, the ride heads off down the velodrome's famous Big Bob, before heading out to meet the dirt on Mitcham Common. From there, it's predominantly off-road on gravel tracks, bridleways and byways leading the ride into the heart of the Surrey Hills. 
• The route splits at the feed station near Leatherhead, the longer route explores further afield taking you deep into the Tillingbourne Valley. 
• Both routes converge at Ashstead Common, then its hoofing it back to the Velodrome for a well-deserved beer and pizza.

Event HQ

Herne Hill Velodrome
104 Burbage Road
London
Greater London
SE24 9HE
UK

Included

• Coffee and Croissant to get you going
• GPX route maps
• Feed station midway
• Pizza and beer when you return to the Velodrome.

Hands down the best off-road sportive I’ve done. Trails I simply didn’t know existed so close to South London. Challenging for seasoned riders but accessible for those new to the discipline. See you there again next year!

Best Southern Grit ever (I’ve ridden all of them and they’ve all been excellent). Perfect gravel to tarmac ratio, just the right amount of technical and oodles of new trails looking and riding resplendent in perfect weather. And I loved the way the ride was front loaded with most of the climbing in the first half so the kms flew by nicely in the second half. Stuart

Thank you for a fabulous day out, it was another great route. Stuart

A superb day out! An excellent day's riding! Charlie managed to put together a route that was mostly off-road, entirely on legal trails, of just over 100km, leaving from and returning to Herne Hill Velodrome.

It helped that the weather was decent and the trails were nice and dry, but this route would still be fun in soggy conditions (just a bit slower).

I discovered cut-throughs, byways and unknown bridleways I'll definitely be using in future, and there was plenty of fast, flowing singletrack and forest trails too. The support was great, coffee and croissants to start the day, probably the best-equipped mid-ride snack table I've ever seen, and pizza and beer at the Velodrome at the end!

A really lovely day out, I'll be looking out for this next year. Pete O

It's gonna be epic! David S

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