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Epping Forest
Buckhurst Hill

Epping Forest – Epping Forest Gravel Trails loop from Buckhurst Hill

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Epping Forest
Buckhurst Hill

Epping Forest – Epping Forest Gravel Trails loop from Buckhurst Hill

Hard

12

riders

Epping Forest – Epping Forest Gravel Trails loop from Buckhurst Hill

04:21

71.0km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.6 km for 199 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

5.42 km

Trial

Highlight • Other

2

9.79 km

Perky Blenders Coffee Kiosk

Highlight • Cafe

There's a Perky Blenders coffee place here based in a converted caravan. It's a great place to have a flat white and get some rest.

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21.7 km

Bobbingworth Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

4

28.7 km

Matching Green Common

Highlight • Settlement

A classic Essex village green and a nice place to pause for a break. The pub opposite is also pretty good.

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39.0 km

Town Grove

Forest

6

40.0 km

The White Horse, Hatfield Heath

Highlight • Settlement

Good pub in a great location for a stop. Hatfield Heath is a picturesque green space perfect for a mid ride break... with or without a refreshing drink from the pub!

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7

41.2 km

Rolling Stretch

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Plenty of up-and-down here and for me, this is best traversed southbound. There are more climbs southbound, but the worst of them is short and sharp. Northbound, the climb after crossing Pincey Brook is long and a complete a gut-buster.

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56.2 km

The Lower Forest

Forest

9

61.4 km

Epping Forest

Highlight • Trail

Epping Forest is a beautiful ancient woodland bordering Essex and Greater London. It is one of the largest public open spaces in the London area, covering around 2,400 hectares (approximately …

Tip by

10

63.2 km

Woodridden Hill, Epping Forest

Highlight • Cycleway

A good downhill in the Epping forest main road. quiet in the early morning

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11

66.8 km

Epping Forest Gravel Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Epping Forest has a huge network of shared-use trails that are well-surfaced and wide enough to be enjoyed by pedestrians and cyclists at the same time.

Cycling is permitted on …

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71.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.1 km

4.28 km

4.06 km

2.72 km

705 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.1 km

13.5 km

2.97 km

1.16 km

256 m

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Sunday 17 May

15°C

6°C

69 %

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