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Hayes Common – Keston Ponds loop from Hayes

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Hayes Common – Keston Ponds loop from Hayes

Moderate

5.0

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Hayes Common – Keston Ponds loop from Hayes

03:34

13.1km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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436 m

Hayes Common

Highlight • Trail

Hayes Common is a glorious patch of woodland. As you roam the many trails, you'll find oak, sweet chestnut and beech trees. A couple of roads intersect the woodland but for the most part, it's blissfully peaceful.

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5.71 km

Loampits Shaw

Forest

9.09 km

Leaves Green Bridleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Do not wear shorts.

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9.46 km

The Wilberforce Oak and Seat

Highlight • Historical Site

It was here, under this oak tree, that William Pitt the Younger met with William Wilberforce and began the process of abolishing the slave trade in 1787.

The tree that …

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9.99 km

Keston Common & Ravensbourne Meadows

Highlight • Forest

10.5 km

Keston Ponds

Highlight • Natural

Built to provide water to Holwood House, later became popular as a bathing spot in Victorian times, and now popular with fishers.

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10.7 km

Keston Common Fishponds and Heathland

Highlight • Natural

Keston Common is as near to a natural landscape as is possible to find anywhere in South East England. It is registered as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) …

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10.8 km

Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

11.1 km

Keston Common Bog and Valley Mire

Highlight • Natural

A lovely place to stop and sit for a minute.

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13.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.68 km

2.57 km

1.61 km

1.29 km

953 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.72 km

1.89 km

1.82 km

1.67 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Friday 4 September

22°C

12°C

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Hayes Common – Keston Ponds loop from Hayes

Hayes Common

Leaves Green Bridleway

The Wilberforce Oak and Seat

Keston Common & Ravensbourne Meadows

Keston Ponds

Keston Common Fishponds and Heathland

Forest Path

Keston Common Bog and Valley Mire

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