Surrey Hills Marathon - 26 miles (42 kilometres)

Today's Love To Hike in association with 2bOutdoors is the fourth in the Super Seven series of monthly marathons. It is also the first of two back-to-back marathons over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The circular 26 miles (42 kilometres) route explores the beautiful Surrey Hills countryside to the south and south west of Dorking. There are 1,110m of climbing making it the hilliest in the Super Seven series.

Highlights include stretches of the Greensand Way, Holmwood Common, Leith Hill, Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill, Winterfold Hill, Holmbury St. Mary and Friday Street.

Lunch: Picnic.

Toilets: There are toilets at Dorking station (but not Dorking Deepdene station) and at pubs in Coldharbour Common and Holmbury St. Mary.

Drivers: Car park at Dorking station.

Price: £18 per person for a full day’s hike guided by Giles Brokensha.

Full event details and to RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/love-to-hike/events/293189069/

Love To Hike

Love To Hike caters for the more experienced 'long haul' hardcore hiker who prefers longer, harder, faster hikes.

Love To Hikes are a minimum of 15 miles (25 kilometres) and a maximum of 30 miles (50 kilometres).

Love To Hike hikes all year round. Whatever the weather, Love To Hike hikes.

Love To Hike is unsuitable for i) novices, ii) people looking to hike to get fit and iii) people who have not hiked at least 12 miles (20 kilometres) in one continuous hike recently.