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Oxleas Wood – The Big Ditch, Oxleas Wood loop from Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Oxleas Wood – The Big Ditch, Oxleas Wood loop from Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Oxleas Wood – The Big Ditch, Oxleas Wood loop from Royal Borough of Greenwich

00:33

4.58km

70m

Running

Easy run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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962 m

Shooters Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

981 m

Oxleas Meadows

Highlight • Natural

Large field on a hill with a cafe at the top. Oxleas wood to the left of the field, Jack Wood to the right.

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2.48 km

Oxleas Wood

Highlight • Natural Monument

Oxleas Wood is one of the few remaining areas of truley ancient woodland within the London area. It dates back to the last ice age, about 8,000 years ago. It …

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2.82 km

View of London from Oxleas Wood Café

Highlight • Viewpoint

Know to locals as ‘the secret’. Lots of great tracks and trails branching in all directions from the cafe.

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2.98 km

Bagnold Family Air-Raid Shelter, Oxleas Wood

Highlight • Forest

A small family air-raid shelter has can be seen in Oxleas Wood on the south side of Shooters Hill in London S.E.18 within the former grounds of Warren Wood, one …

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3.06 km

Technical MTB Singletrack in Oxleas Wood

Highlight • Trail

Other than fast downhill jumps dug into the trails running down from Castle Woods car park to Eltham Common; the ‘other’ mtb adapted trail is at the other side of …

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3.71 km

The Big Ditch, Oxleas Wood

Highlight • Forest

The big ditch in Oxleas Wood. MTB jumps have been dug around one end.
Possibly it’s a remnant of The ‘lost river Wogebourne’ which ran through the woods. Possibly a …

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4.58 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.06 km

1.29 km

808 m

405 m

Surfaces

2.99 km

835 m

520 m

179 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

26°C

14°C

8 %

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Oxleas Wood – The Big Ditch, Oxleas Wood loop from Royal Borough of Greenwich

Shooters Hill

Oxleas Meadows

Oxleas Wood

View of London from Oxleas Wood Café

Bagnold Family Air-Raid Shelter, Oxleas Wood

Technical MTB Singletrack in Oxleas Wood

The Big Ditch, Oxleas Wood

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