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Essex Countryside View – Green Ride, Epping Forest loop from Roding Valley

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Essex Countryside View – Green Ride, Epping Forest loop from Roding Valley

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Essex Countryside View – Green Ride, Epping Forest loop from Roding Valley

05:11

82.9km

740m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Epping Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.6 km

Icehouse Plantation

Forest

13.9 km

The Rough Patch

Forest

17.1 km

Essex Countryside View

Highlight • Trail

Nice quiet back lanes with great views of the countryside - ideal for cyclists.

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31.5 km

Pole Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun track, well surfaced but can get muddy

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39.1 km

High Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

There's actually more uphill travelling northbound, but it isn't particularly steep. Southbound, the climb that begins at the northern end of High Lane is evil.

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41.6 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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43.7 km

Flood-Prone Road

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

In rainy spells this stretch of road can flood. Cyclists can just about make it if by barrelling through at high speed and hold your legs up! As of 2024, …

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73.7 km

Trial

Highlight • Other

74.8 km

Golding's Hill Pond

Lake

75.2 km

Green Ride, Epping Forest

Highlight • Trail

The main cycling route, known as the Green Ride, heads north-east towards Epping or south-west towards Loughton, taking you through the scenic Epping Forest.

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75.5 km

Gravel Path Through Epping Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Beautiful, up and down, passable on road bikes in good conditions (or if you're ambitious)!

It's well worth the detour to include this section on your ride to avoid the main roads with a few hills too.

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82.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.2 km

6.63 km

4.97 km

3.36 km

1.38 km

420 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.1 km

19.5 km

1.97 km

1.86 km

1.52 km

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 24 June

31°C

18°C

0 %

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Essex Countryside View – Green Ride, Epping Forest loop from Roding Valley

Essex Countryside View

Pole Lane

High Lane

Downhill westbound

Flood-Prone Road

Trial

Green Ride, Epping Forest

Gravel Path Through Epping Forest

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