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Cranbrook & Sissinghurst

Benenden & Iden Green loop from Cranbrook — High Weald

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Cranbrook & Sissinghurst

Benenden & Iden Green loop from Cranbrook — High Weald

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Benenden & Iden Green loop from Cranbrook — High Weald

06:08

23.0km

260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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High Weald AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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212 m

Cranbrook Town Centre and Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Cranbrook is a charming town with medieval streets, hidden alleys, historic buildings and a working windmill from the 1800s. Known as the 'Capital of the Weald', Cranbrook has accommodation, places …

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3.73 km

High Weald Landscape Trail

Highlight • Natural

A long distance path exploring 145km (90 miles) of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It runs from Rye to Horsham and is fully waymarked with an image of a tree and church.

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6.11 km

Benenden Community Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Benenden’s is a community cafe, shop and post office run by village residents and volunteers. Well-placed for anyone hiking in the area, you can grab tea, coffee, savoury snacks and cakes, all from local suppliers. For more information, visit: benendens.co.uk.

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6.50 km

St George's Church, Benenden

Highlight • Religious Site

St George is a 14th-century church occupying a prime position at the head of Benenden village green. After being damaged by a storm in 1672, the church was restored significantly …

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7.75 km

The Culvert, Strawberry Wood

Highlight • Viewpoint

In this pretty forest area the trees were used for timber production. Iron was mined. Iron hammers were used to work metal on streams using water power.

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17.0 km

Cranbrook War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Although their foundation often dates back more than a century – many were erected after the First World War (1914 to 1918) – they are by no means mere relics …

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19.6 km

Angley Wood

Highlight • Forest

Angley Wood is an atmospheric woodland composed of chestnut, birch, hazel, beech, oak and pine. There are lots of trails to explore through the trees and the High Weald Landscape …

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23.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.96 km

6.87 km

5.90 km

1.03 km

1.01 km

193 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

5.85 km

950 m

665 m

218 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

31°C

17°C

0 %

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Benenden & Iden Green loop from Cranbrook — High Weald

Cranbrook Town Centre and Windmill

High Weald Landscape Trail

Benenden Community Shop & Café

St George's Church, Benenden

The Culvert, Strawberry Wood

Cranbrook War Memorial

Angley Wood

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