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Sydenham Hill Woods – Crystal Palace Dinosaurs loop from Norwood Junction

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Sydenham Hill Woods – Crystal Palace Dinosaurs loop from Norwood Junction

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Sydenham Hill Woods – Crystal Palace Dinosaurs loop from Norwood Junction

02:11

20.1km

220m

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 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.43 km

South Norwood Lake

Lake

5.20 km

Sydenham Hill Woods

Highlight • Forest

Extensive woodlands for proper trail running in the heart of South London.

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7.60 km

Dulwich Park Trail

Highlight • Trail

Dulwich Park is a great spot for a ride or a run in SE London. Busy on weekend mornings, with a choice of trail or road depending on how you're feeling.

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7.78 km

Dulwich Park Loop

Highlight • Trail

Nice loop for getting some repeatable metrics. Avoid 4/6PM Weekdays - Gets busy.

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9.05 km

Shaded Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

Great place to come when it's really hot if you don't like running in the sun.

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11.0 km

Sydenham Hill Wood

Nature Reserve

12.0 km

Sydenham Hill Wood

Highlight • Forest

Strange and unexpected discovery: a "micro-forest" in London. Not possible to cycle across, and good boots/wellies would be recommended : )

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12.1 km

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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16.9 km

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Highlight • Monument

A Grade I listed site since 2007, these sculptures have been unveiled in 1854 as the first dinosaur sculptures in the world. The 15 models are notable for representing the scientific inaccuracies of early paleontology, the result of improperly reconstructed fossils and the nascent nature of the science in the 19th century.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_Dinosaurs

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20.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

4.23 km

1.94 km

1.39 km

1.38 km

414 m

260 m

Surfaces

6.15 km

6.01 km

3.70 km

1.98 km

1.39 km

895 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Wednesday 15 July

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Sydenham Hill Woods – Crystal Palace Dinosaurs loop from Norwood Junction

Secret Side Path

Sydenham Hill Woods

Dulwich Park Trail

Dulwich Park Loop

Shaded Forest Path

Sydenham Hill Wood

Sydenham Hill Folly

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

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