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Matching Green Common – Hatfield Forest Cafe loop from Epping

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Matching Green Common – Hatfield Forest Cafe loop from Epping

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Matching Green Common – Hatfield Forest Cafe loop from Epping

04:01

66.9km

330m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 33.4 km for 91 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.4 km

Country Lane Near Matching, Essex

Highlight • Trail

started tarmac n miss tuned into track, just nit my personal idea of bliss

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16.5 km

Matching Green Common

Highlight • Settlement

A classic Essex village green and a nice place to pause for a break. The pub opposite is also pretty good.

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22.2 km

Solitary Tree in Rapeseed Field, White Roding

Highlight • Viewpoint

This beautiful tree-lined avenue is located along a quiet country road in White Roding.

Look over to the west and you'll see a solitary tree standing tall amidst a sea of rapeseed flowers, a very lovely scene indeed.

Tip by

27.7 km

Flooded Road

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Luckily walkers/cyclists can walk on the verge on the western side.

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29.4 km

Hart Wood

Forest

33.4 km

Hatfield Forest Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Great for a beverage or ice cream after a long walk!

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40.0 km

Wall Wood

Forest

41.3 km

Easy Downhill Westbound

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

As the title says - freewheeling mixed with light pedalling. Watch for traffic coming the other way.

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43.5 km

Best traversed southbound

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Whichever direction you take this, you have one gut-busting climb to do, but overall I think southbound is the best way. You get the climb immediately out of the way …

Tip by

47.4 km

Downhill westbound

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Ride westbound for the downhill. Deceptively tiring eastbound, especially the first half, followed by a slight uphill grade which doesn't let your legs recover.

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66.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.3 km

5.51 km

2.00 km

1.84 km

1.02 km

203 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.4 km

12.5 km

2.17 km

764 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

36°C

22°C

8 %

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Matching Green Common – Hatfield Forest Cafe loop from Epping

Country Lane Near Matching, Essex

Matching Green Common

Solitary Tree in Rapeseed Field, White Roding

Flooded Road

Hatfield Forest Cafe

Easy Downhill Westbound

Best traversed southbound

Downhill westbound

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