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Quiet Stretch of Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

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Quiet Stretch of Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

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Quiet Stretch of Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

02:44

10.2km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Epping Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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440 m

Iris Pond

Highlight • Lake

Nice small pond with irises and water lilies. Apparently, there is fish, and fishing is allowed.

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674 m

Muddy Path to the Road

Highlight • Trail

1.66 km

Griffin's Wood

Forest

2.86 km

Copped Hall House and Gardens

Highlight • Monument

Interesting to see the house up close, however some of the paths are very overgrown in the grounds

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5.62 km

Potkiln Wood

Forest

8.63 km

Ambresbury Banks — Iron Age hillfort

Highlight • Forest

An Iron Age hillfort once stood here, in the northern reaches of Epping Forest. The earthworks are still clearly visible and would have protected an area of 11 acres (4.5 …

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8.79 km

Quiet Stretch of Epping Forest

Highlight • Forest

9.72 km

Epping Thicks

Highlight • Trail

The wide section of trail takes you through Epping Thicks, a densely wooded part of Epping Forest. Not far from here is Amesbury Banks, the site of an Iron Age …

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.61 km

1.01 km

316 m

204 m

Surfaces

3.14 km

2.57 km

2.34 km

1.41 km

674 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

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Quiet Stretch of Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

Iris Pond

Muddy Path to the Road

Copped Hall House and Gardens

Ambresbury Banks — Iron Age hillfort

Quiet Stretch of Epping Forest

Epping Thicks

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