Jules Wood Trail – Furnace Pond loop from Edenbridge Town

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Jules Wood Trail – Furnace Pond loop from Edenbridge Town

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Jules Wood Trail – Furnace Pond loop from Edenbridge Town

03:12

27.7km

310m

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: October 14, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.50 km

Natural Swimming Spot at the Weir

Highlight • River

Find the weir, running cool water, have a swim and then dry off and chill in the field

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8.81 km

Matthew's Bug Hotel

Highlight • Structure

Have you ever seen a hotel for bugs? If you look closely, you'll spot this curious bug hotel on the side of the path. I'm not sure how many stars it has though...

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9.84 km

Dry Hill Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

This pleasant trail takes you down Dry Hill; along woodland and through open fields. Interestingly, there is an Iron Age hill fort you can explore on Dry Hill.

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9.99 km

View of Trig Point at the Top of Dry Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Leads to a nice gravelly descent to the South East

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11.1 km

Jules Wood Trail

Highlight • Climb

At the top of quite a challenging climb, especially when muddy, or the start of a fast descent depending on which way you are heading.

Watch out for horse riders and walkers!

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12.5 km

Smoky Wood

Forest

12.9 km

Ten Acre Wood

Forest

16.3 km

Furnace Pond

Highlight • Lake

A stream was damned to create the Furnace Pond as a means to power the huge hammer at John Browne's forge. A gun foundry on such a huge scale that its flames could be seen from 10 miles away.

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