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Streams Through Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

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Streams Through Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

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Streams Through Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

03:19

12.3km

150m

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 26, 2026

Tips

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Epping Forest

The Deer Sanctuary

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.

Tip by

2.24 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 hectares). The legend goes that Boudica's last stand against the Romans occurred here, though there's no actual evidence that this is the case.

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2.80 km

Open Woodland Path in Epping Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A zone of lighter forestation with patches of open land.

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4.96 km

Streams Through Epping Forest

Highlight • River

5.24 km

Blackweir Pond (Lost Pond), Epping Forest

Highlight • Lake

Blackweir Pond is perhaps better known as the 'Lost Pond', a moniker given by James Brimble, and is often considered Epping Forest's most picturesque and tranquil - a perfect spot for fishing or quiet contemplation.

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7.45 km

Golding's Hill Pond

Lake

9.68 km

The Deer Sanctuary, Epping Forest

Highlight • Forest

This deer sanctuary is home to a population of fallow deer and is located on the edge of Epping Forest. The sanctuary is part of Epping Forest's long history of deer conservation, dating back to medieval times when the forest was a royal hunting ground.

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11.9 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 Hillfort, while to the northeast is Bell Common and then the market town of Epping, beyond the busy M25. This part of the forest is explored on both the Oak Trail and the Epping Forest Big Walk.

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.36 km

1.27 km

806 m

461 m

234 m

195 m

Surfaces

5.23 km

3.91 km

1.32 km

752 m

751 m

354 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

26°C

16°C

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Streams Through Epping Forest – Epping Thicks loop from Epping

Iris Pond

Ambresbury Banks — Iron Age hillfort

Open Woodland Path in Epping Forest

Streams Through Epping Forest

Blackweir Pond (Lost Pond), Epping Forest

The Deer Sanctuary, Epping Forest

Epping Thicks

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