If so, has it drained well?

It was getting a lot better but it was still a mess on Monday. It hasn't rained here now since Friday. You should be fine, especially on Holmburry Hill as it drains better than Pitch. Leith Hill should also be fine in places.

Just been up on Leith, its getting there but still needs another 3 or 4 days to really buff up. Although the usual stuff has dried up. Windy willow and down there is abit of a mess still.
Nice lolly at the tower though 8)

Where is the place you call Windy Willow? Would that be over the same section as Donnie Darko et al?

Yes geetee1972, although I don't think there is a Willow near the place!

Have been out around Newlands, St Martha's and Blackheath and, where the horse riders haven't churned everything up it's in pretty good nick. The North Downs Way from Newlands towards the car park at the top of Coombe Bottom has been seriously damaged by heavy forestry machinery but is still rideable.

Was out today in and around Leith and Holmbury Hill. It was lovely! Only a couple of boggy spots but generally dry and riding well.

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Had a cracking day there on thursday.

Holmbury, Leith, Pitch are not the North Downs!!!

Holmbury, Leith, Pitch are not the North Downs!!!

Where exactly is and isn't part of the North Downs then?

(I'm new to the area and genuinely don't know)

The North Downs is the chalk hill range to the North including (west to east) St Marthas, Newlands Corner, Coombe Bottom, Ranmore Common, Box Hill. They tend to be very boggy and miserable in the wet.

The Surrey Hills are the greensand hills to the south including (west to east) Winterfold, Pitch Hill, Holmbury Hill, Leith Hill, they drain much better and are generally more pleasant in the wet.

Excuse typo.

Look at that, you learn something new everyday.

It's a bit like how Redlands Trails aren't actually on the Redlands land.

Riding there yesterday (Saturday) was awesome (Surrey Hills that is). More or less bone dry and riding soooooo fast. Just enough moisture in the turns to give a little give and make it drifty at high speed.

Funny though because while it was packed out at Peaslake, what with the Bromley Cycles demo day and the weather and all, there were so few people actually on the trails. Pitch Hill was really quiet, I only saw about half a dozen peeps on that side. Barry's was a bit of an ampitheatre but then it always is.

Funny though because while it was packed out at Peaslake, what with the Bromley Cycles demo day and the weather and all, there were so few people actually on the trails. Pitch Hill was really quiet, I only saw about half a dozen peeps on that side. Barry's was a bit of an ampitheatre but then it always is.

I thought that funny too. When I rolled into Peaslake I thought "bugger, should've come on a Sunday instead" but I barely saw anyone on the trails!

who cares which bit is what…its all dried out now and riding like a dream 8)