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Hiking · Essex

Three Forests Way

A 97.5 km loop route near Stapleford Tawney, with 596 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 24.2 hours.

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Distance97.5 kmClimbing596 mEstimated time24.2 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Three Forests Way is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 97.5 km as a loop route.

Route shapeloop
ActivityHiking
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent594 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural72% Paved12% Compacted7% Unknown6% Gravel3%

Before setting out

Use the route as a planning lead.

Map data is not a live report. Check legal access, landowner notices, closures, weather, daylight and your group’s ability. Carry an offline map or appropriate navigation backup.

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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Three Forests Way.

UK campsite A–Z
Debden House Holiday ParkCamp Site · 5.2 km from the mapped route startGilwell Park Scout Activity CentreCamp Site · 10.5 km from the mapped route startLee Valley Campsite, SewardstoneCamp Site · 11.1 km from the mapped route startSkreens Park Activity CentreCamp Site · 16.8 km from the mapped route startDanemead Scout CampsiteCamp Site · 17.2 km from the mapped route startHertford Camping & Caravanning Club SiteCamp Site · 20.3 km from the mapped route start

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