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East Sussex
Wealden
Hartfield

Ashdown Forest and Five Hundred Acre Wood loop — High Weald

Intermediate

4.7

(72)

256

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Ashdown Forest and Five Hundred Acre Wood loop — High Weald

04:29

16.4km

260m

Intermediate hike. 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

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Parking

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2.18 km

Gills Lap Clump (The Enchanted Place)

Highlight • Viewpoint

This clearing surrounded by fir trees appears in the Winnie the Pooh book as "Galleons Lap" or "the Enchanted Place." Next to it, there is also a trig point.

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2

2.37 km

Roo's Sandpit

Highlight • Historical Site

This site might sound familiar to you, as it's the sandpit where Roo used to play peacefully in the Winnie the Pooh books. It was a former quarry.

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3

2.47 km

Atop this glorious viewpoint, you find a memorial to A. A. Milne, the English author best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, and his collaborator, E. H. Shepard. On the …

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4

4.84 km

Owl's House (Winnie the Pooh)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Be sure to look up into the trees to spot Owl's house. This is a perfect trail for children as they love looking out for the characters' homes from AA Milne's 'Winnie the Pooh' books.

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5

5.15 km

Pooh Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Fans of AA Milne's 'Winnie the Pooh' books will love visiting poohsticks bridge. Locals say this is the location where AA Milne first played poohsticks with his son, Christopher.

Although …

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6

5.22 km

The smell of hunny will lead you straight to Winnie the Pooh's house. Complete with the Mr SAИDERZ sign, this is a great place for children and Winnie the Pooh fans to look out for.

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7

7.77 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Hartfield

Highlight • Historical Site

Distinctive double-pitched steeple.
There are some really old houses along Church Street (High Weald Landscape Trail), including one with an unusual projecting first floor.

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8

12.8 km

Five Hundred Acre Wood

Highlight • Forest

Five Hundred Acre Wood is famously the inspiration behind Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories. Unlike the rest of Ashdown Forest, which is now …

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9

14.9 km

Greenwood Gate Clump

Highlight • Viewpoint

Along with Crowborough Beacon, which is just slightly higher, Greenwood Gate Clump is one of the highest points in the High Weald AONB at 732 feet (223 m). It is …

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16.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.30 km

4.07 km

3.95 km

2.10 km

955 m

Surfaces

9.97 km

4.74 km

1.09 km

545 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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