Box Hill Twice

17.4km · 360m of climbing · filmed by Mikey Contributoray

Why ride up Box Hill once when we can do it twice? Zig Zag Road is a hugely popular climb, and while it's not particularly hard, it has a mini-mountain feel the numbers don't suggest.

We warm up along Old London Road through Mickleham, then climb Zig Zag Road, steady and never much steeper than 7%. Over the top we head out to Box Hill village and back, then drop down and climb it all over again.

The second climb is a near copy of the first, a fair test of what's left in the legs. At the top we pass the Salomons viewpoint one last time and roll back down to the start.

Start

Box Hill, Surrey, United Kingdom

Distance

17.4km

Climbing

360m

Altitude

45 to 216m

Original rider time

45:07

Difficulty

Moderate

Surface

Road 100%