Guildford High Link

A North Downs drove road extension
Hilliness
Flat
Hilly
Ride Conditions
Good
Unsurfaced
Percent Off-road
66%
Distance
5.1 miles
Stations
Description

Spin-off 7 makes its way to Guildford on NCN22, but this county town and major rail hub can be connected to Cycle Orbital's Arc network largely on a drove road byway on the scarp edge of the North Downs. The same drove road is followed by Arc 7 from Ranmore Common to Shere - and also in large measure by the North Downs Way.

Follow the same route out of Guildford as Spin-off 7, crossing River Wey 0.2 and begin a sharp ascent past Guildford Castle, up Pewley Hill to a trackway on Pewley Down 0.9. Apart from a short stretch of road on White Lane, this will take you to Newlands Corner 3.4, a popular viewing and refreshment point on the A25, but the trackway is quickly resumed. It meets Arc 7 above Shere at West Hanger Car park, as it turns north for Clandon; R and L briefly on Combe Lane for more drove road experience towards Ranmore and the Mole Gap. 

Route
Pewley Down trackway: Guildford High Link