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Sydenham Hill Folly – Ruins of an Old Stone Chapel loop from Sydenham Hill Wood

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Sydenham Hill Folly – Ruins of an Old Stone Chapel loop from Sydenham Hill Wood

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Sydenham Hill Folly – Ruins of an Old Stone Chapel loop from Sydenham Hill Wood

01:16

4.63km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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1.65 km

Cox's Walk Footbridge

Highlight • Trail

Despite a notice saying work would be taking place in Oct 22 to repair the bridge, it was still closed in Feb 23. Gaps have been made in the fence so it's possible to duck through, carefully go down the steep & slippery slope & up the equally steep & slippery slope opposite. Alternatively, a bit before where the path turns left up a few steps, see if you can continue straight ahead (don't know if possible, but might be) sonyou only have to climb up the slope.

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2.40 km

Sydenham Hill Wood & Cox's Walk

Highlight • Forest

Sydenham Hill Wood forms part of the largest remaining tract of the old Great North Wood, a vast area of worked coppices and wooded commons that once stretched from Deptford to Selhurst. The wood is home to more than 200 species of trees and plants as well as rare fungi, insects, birds and woodland mammals.

The Nunhead to Crystal Palace (High Level) railway once passed through the Wood, and you can follow the track bed to a disused and closed tunnel, now a registered bat roost. There is also a Victorian folly, once a garden ornament, hidden in the wood. Cox's Walk is an 18th Century oak-lined avenue that crosses the wood by an ornamental footbridge over the old railway track.

(taken from wildlondon.org.uk/nature-reserves/sydenham-hill-wood-and-coxs-walk)

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2.45 km

Crescent Wood Tunnel

Highlight • Natural

2.64 km

Sydenham Hill Folly

Highlight • Historical Site

The ruins on Sydenham Hill look like an old monastery but are actually much newer. An old mansion once stood in these grounds, Fairwood. The folly was built in the Victorian Era as a way of showing off the wealth of the landowner and enthralling their visitors.

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3.96 km

Ruins of an Old Stone Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

4.63 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.51 km

1.18 km

845 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.15 km

1.47 km

542 m

229 m

127 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 17 May

15°C

7°C

70 %

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Sydenham Hill Folly – Ruins of an Old Stone Chapel loop from Sydenham Hill Wood

Cox's Walk Footbridge

Sydenham Hill Wood & Cox's Walk

Crescent Wood Tunnel

Sydenham Hill Folly

Ruins of an Old Stone Chapel

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