The Length Of Epping Forest / 07.11.21

15 km along the spine of Epping Forest, walking south-east into a winter sun. Lots of cafes, bikers, families, dogs. Great wheelchair-accessible and biking paths.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.52 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 129 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 115 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
  • ⚐
    District: Epping (57720)
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    Start: N 51.693688° / E 0.113874°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.633177° / E 0.009636°
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Start on Epping - Central Line - Platform 2, 2
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right onto Bower Hill
  4. 4 : km 1.76 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.99 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 2.04 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 2.12 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 2.75 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 2.81 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 2.93 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 3.65 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 3.71 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 4.03 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 4.21 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Green Ride
  15. 15 : km 4.83 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Forest Road
  16. 16 : km 5.14 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.16 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 5.2 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 5.73 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.76 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Main path
  21. 21 : km 5.85 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Main path
  22. 22 : km 6.42 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 6.46 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 7.28 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Green Ride
  25. 25 : km 7.89 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 8.27 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 8.32 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 28 : km 8.53 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 8.8 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Main path
  30. 30 : km 9.16 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Main path
  31. 31 : km 9.22 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.38 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 9.4 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 9.49 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Paul's Nursery Road
  35. 35 : km 9.64 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 9.65 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 9.65 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 10.34 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Main path
  39. 39 : km 10.36 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Cross Roads
  40. 40 : km 10.44 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Fairmead Road
  41. 41 : km 11.96 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 11.98 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Fairmead Road
  43. 43 : km 12.01 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 12.06 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 12.18 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Main path
  46. 46 : km 12.74 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 12.76 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 13.15 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 13.49 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 13.64 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 13.75 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 13.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 13.87 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 13.97 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 13.98 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 14.14 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 14.2 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 14.22 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 14.31 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Forest Approach
  60. 60 : km 14.32 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road, A1069
  61. 61 : km 14.38 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 14.39 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Station Road, A1069
  63. 63 : km 14.48 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Station Approach
  64. 64 : km 14.5 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Station Approach
  65. E : km 14.52 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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