3,993 ft
Distance
-185 ft
Descent
00:04:19
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Surrey Hills
    Dorking
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #584 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #145 in E-Biking
    • #41335 in Trail Running
    • #83386 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 35 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Hurtwood Trust

A popular surrey hills classic that starts with some routes and then flows into a new section with jumps and rollers and huge berms. Lots of fun and can be taken quite quickly.

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More Stats for John the Baptist (T2 - T4) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -185 ft
  • Altitude min
    464 ft
  • Altitude max
    648 ft
  • Altitude start
    648 ft
  • Altitude end
    463 ft
  • Grade
    -4.6%
  • Grade max
    -16.2%
  • Distance down
    3,245 ft
  • Distance flat
    748 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:37
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on Feb 20, 2025
Wet
Avg: 4.28 (36 votes)
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      John the Baptist... Trail Reports

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      Feb 20, 2025 @ 11:22am
      Feb 20, 2025
      		 Wet today but rode well
      Feb 16, 2025 @ 8:12am
      Feb 16, 2025
      Feb 1, 2025 @ 9:49am
      Feb 1, 2025
      		 Top part wet and muddy, first birm particularly erroded.
      Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:09am
      Jan 18, 2025
      		 in great condition considering the weather we have had. Dry and reasonably fast.
      Nov 30, 2024 @ 9:29am
      Nov 30, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 137 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,643 rides
      • Last: Mar 26, 2025

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      Mar 15, 2020 @ 5:39pm
      Mar 15, 2020
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      Mar 15, 2020 @ 5:39pm
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