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Connaught Water, Epping Forest – Connaught Water loop from Epping Forest

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Connaught Water, Epping Forest – Connaught Water loop from Epping Forest

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Connaught Water, Epping Forest – Connaught Water loop from Epping Forest

01:18

12.5km

110m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

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Epping Forest

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Start point

Parking

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62 m

High Beach Viewpoint, Epping Forest

Highlight • Parking

Stop by this large, grassy clearing in Epping Forest for excellent views of the countryside beyond London and the M25.

There's a pub serving food here (The Kings Oak), and usually an ice cream van. There's also public toilets with a water tap outside which is really handy for top-ups on hot days!

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127 m

High Beech Tea Hut

Highlight • Forest

High Beech Tea hut is a great place to hang out, drink excellent (cheap) tea and hearty bread pudding, and chat with other cyclists. Tends to be a lot of MTBers up there, but everyone is friendly. It's always funny to see someone spattered in mud emerge from the forest!

The tea is excellent and on a sunny day there's a lovely view of the forest and beyond, and lots of dog walkers etc. Well worth a stop before your final run back (all downhill!) back to London

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307 m

Kings Oak Restaurant, Epping Forest

Highlight • Restaurant

Possible to get some refreshments here. Burgers and hotdogs, cold drinks or coffee. Just about food- don't expect mind-blowing experience. It gives you calories but that's it. Well price is not more than £5 so can't really complain. Hehe

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7.67 km

Grimston's Oak (The Monarch of the Forest)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Also known as 'The Monarch of the Forest', Grimston's Oak is estimated to be around 350 years old. It is named after a cricketer, Robert Grimston who played in the 19th century, but is sometimes called Bedford's Oak after JT Bedford in recognition of his work to save Epping Forest in the 1870s.

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8.35 km

Connaught Water, Epping Forest

Highlight • Lake

A stone's throw from central London, Epping forest offers an immersive countryside experience, with its Oak, Beech and Hornbeam forests, grasslands, heaths and flowing waterways.

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8.44 km

Connaught Water

Highlight • Trail

Close to Chingford, within easy running distance, is Connaught Water. There's a circular trail around the perimeter of the lake which is abundant with wildlife, especially during the colder months when ducks and geese overwinter on the lake.

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12.3 km

Kings Oak Hotel, Café, and Public Toilets

Highlight • Restaurant

There's also free water from the tap outside, and a plenty of car parking too.

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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.95 km

1.66 km

586 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.47 km

1.49 km

998 m

612 m

429 m

425 m

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Connaught Water, Epping Forest – Connaught Water loop from Epping Forest

High Beach Viewpoint, Epping Forest

High Beech Tea Hut

Kings Oak Restaurant, Epping Forest

Grimston's Oak (The Monarch of the Forest)

Connaught Water, Epping Forest

Connaught Water

Kings Oak Hotel, Café, and Public Toilets

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