Epping Forest Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 167 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 157 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 116 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 46 m
  • ⚐
    District: Epping (57720)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.693676° / E 0.113885°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Start on Epping - Central Line - Platform 2, 2
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Centre Drive
  6. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Western Avenue
  7. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.29 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Bell Common
  9. 9 : km 1.69 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left onto Theydon Road
  10. 10 : km 1.81 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.04 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left onto Green Ride
  12. 12 : km 3.89 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Forest Road
  13. 13 : km 3.91 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto Forest Road
  14. 14 : km 4.19 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.49 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight left onto Forest Way
  16. 16 : km 5.8 - alt. 100 m - Keep left onto Forest Way
  17. 17 : km 5.83 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Main path
  18. 18 : km 6.71 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 7.47 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right onto Forest Side
  20. 20 : km 9.33 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Horseshoe Hill
  21. 21 : km 9.57 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Horseshoe Hill
  22. 22 : km 9.86 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Long Street
  23. 23 : km 10.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 11.05 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Long Street
  25. 25 : km 11.41 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 11.71 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 11.8 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 12.24 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 12.6 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 12.62 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 13.46 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 14.26 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto High Road, B1393
  33. 33 : km 14.3 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 14.33 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 14.39 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 14.45 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 14.71 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Theydon Road
  38. 38 : km 14.83 - alt. 107 m - Keep right onto Bell Common
  39. 39 : km 15.9 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Centre Drive
  40. 40 : km 16.24 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 16.46 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 16.49 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  43. S/E : km 16.49 - alt. 80 m

Useful Information

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Walking Epping Station to Chipping Ongar

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