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Epping Forest Gravel Trails – Main Path, Epping Forest loop from Rectory Road

Epping Forest Gravel Trails – Main Path, Epping Forest loop from Rectory Road

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Epping Forest Gravel Trails – Main Path, Epping Forest loop from Rectory Road

02:53

51.6km

290m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 12.7 km for 62 m

After 17.7 km for 94 m

After 25.0 km for 103 m

After 34.2 km for 168 m

After 39.3 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.31 km

Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

2.88 km

River Lee Navigation (Hackney Cut)

Lake

10.7 km

Track

Highlight • Other

20.0 km

Lords Bushes and Knighton Wood

Forest

21.6 km

South Epping Forest Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The first of the wide, hard-packed gravel tracks into Epping Forest.

Tip by

24.5 km

Epping Forest Gravel Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Epping Forest has a huge network of shared-use trails that are well-surfaced and wide enough to be enjoyed by pedestrians and cyclists at the same time.

Cycling is permitted on …

Tip by

25.1 km

The Original Tea Hut, Epping Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

The Original Tea Hut was founded in the 1920s. It still serves honest food and drinks and is very popular with locals, cyclists and bikers.
Open every day from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Tip by

26.1 km

Kings Oak Restaurant, Epping Forest

Highlight • Restaurant

Possible to get some refreshments here. Burgers and hotdogs, cold drinks or coffee. Just about food- don't expect mind-blowing experience. It gives you calories but that's it. Well price is not more than £5 so can't really complain. Hehe

Tip by

26.3 km

High Beach Viewpoint, Epping Forest

Highlight • Parking

Stop by this large, grassy clearing in Epping Forest for excellent views of the countryside beyond London and the M25.

There's a pub serving food here (The Kings Oak), and …

Tip by

27.4 km

Main Path, Epping Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

37.2 km

Roding Valley Way Underpass (North Circular Road)

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Shared by cyclists and walkers alike, this is a nice waterside gravel path to pass safely under the North Circular Road, which is part of the Roding Valley Way.

Tip by

51.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

12.3 km

7.59 km

6.78 km

5.03 km

709 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

16.9 km

5.57 km

2.99 km

1.44 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

22°C

12°C

0 %

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Epping Forest Gravel Trails – Main Path, Epping Forest loop from Rectory Road

Track

South Epping Forest Gravel Path

Epping Forest Gravel Trails

The Original Tea Hut, Epping Forest

Kings Oak Restaurant, Epping Forest

High Beach Viewpoint, Epping Forest

Main Path, Epping Forest

Roding Valley Way Underpass (North Circular Road)

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