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South East England

Highams Wood Bridleway – Five Hundred Acre Wood loop from Hartfield

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South East England

Highams Wood Bridleway – Five Hundred Acre Wood loop from Hartfield

Hard

57

runners

Highams Wood Bridleway – Five Hundred Acre Wood loop from Hartfield

02:36

22.3km

360m

Running

Hard run. 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: May 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1.34 km

Little Millpens Wood

Forest

2

3.72 km

Fields and Woods Trail in High Weald National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

3

4.39 km

Highams Wood Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Heading North past Ashdown House School, the bridleway winds through Highams Wood. Fantastic views to the south , and some lovely woodland.

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4

12.1 km

A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard Memorial Viewpoint

Highlight • Monument

Atop this glorious viewpoint, you find a memorial to A. A. Milne, the English author best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, and his collaborator, E. H. Shepard. On the …

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5

12.3 km

Gills Lap Clump (The Enchanted Place)

Highlight • Viewpoint

This clearing surrounded by fir trees appears in the Winnie the Pooh book as "Galleons Lap" or "the Enchanted Place." Next to it, there is also a trig point.

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6

15.6 km

Five Hundred Acre Wood

Highlight • Forest

Five Hundred Acre Wood is famously the inspiration behind Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories. Unlike the rest of Ashdown Forest, which is now …

Tip by

7

21.1 km

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

There’s only a tiny bit of the original platform left

Tip by

8

21.2 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

Just another little part of history. Just imagine the old steam trains going through.

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B

22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.57 km

4.89 km

4.83 km

2.05 km

1.03 km

793 m

126 m

Surfaces

6.89 km

6.58 km

4.35 km

2.55 km

1.91 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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