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Runners setting off across the grass in the morning mist, in black and white.

Local day trip

Box Hill, Surrey

When: Saturday 7 November 2026
From: Victoria or Clapham Junction
Routes: Hike, 7 to 10 km
Trail run, 15 to 20 km
Who: Twenty-four of us

We took the train out of London to Box Hill on the North Downs. Some hiked, some ran the trails, then everyone came back together for lunch.

Phones went off at the station and stayed off for the day.

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From the day

The group gathered round the trig point, the valley in mist behind.

Hikers walking up a grassy field, autumn trees and mist below.

The group on a chalk path at the edge of the woods.

Walking single file along the ridge path in the autumn sun.

Two runners at a wooden gate, one giving a thumbs up.

Raising glasses round the table at lunch.