Come and join the Norwood Paragon and discover some new off-road routes in and around Merstham, Bletchingley, Oxted and Caterham. The June ride will take in this new route down to Outwood along some lovely hardpacked paths around fields and through woods, most of which you wouldn’t even know were there. There are also some lovely houses on the route, hidden away from the usual roads we ride.

the first half of this route is quite flat with the first climb coming when we get back to Godstone. From there we climb up to the Caterham view point before making a decision on where to go next. If time is against us we’ll drop straight back down to Merstham, if not we’ll chuck in another loop around Caterham and Chaldon.

<strong>What you’ll need</strong>

An off road bike with all the usual spares including tubes, pump, tyre levers and multitools. Lights will also be needed as it’ll likely be getting dark when we get to the finish point. Water is essential, and bring food if you think you’ll need it for a 1.45hr ride. Dress according to the weather and keep in mind it will get cold quickly once the sun goes down. We recommend a gravel bike, but mtbs and ‘cross bikes would be fine.

The ride will be leaving the Inn on the Pond at 7.00pm, please don’t be late. If you’d like to know more you can contact us via info@norwoodparagon.co.uk