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Forest Way

Regional route40 km · 25 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Three Forests Way 10 mi · 15 kmExplore Essex →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)

  1. J7°2°56
  2. F7°1°42
  3. M10°3°43
  4. A12°4°43
  5. M15°7°52
  6. J18°10°53
  7. J21°13°54
  8. A21°13°57
  9. S18°11°53
  10. O14°8°65
  11. N10°4°62
  12. D7°2°55

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
40 km · 25 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.8 km W of Takeley (Essex, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Essex
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
51.7557, 0.1330
Route start
51.8696, 0.2258
OpenStreetMap
relation 3316861
Wikidata
Q124842602
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Three Forests Way

10 mi · 15 km · Essex

Harcamlow Way

10 mi · 17 km · Essex

Hertfordshire Chain Walk

14 mi · 22 km · Hertfordshire

Centenary Circle

14 mi · 23 km · Essex

Broxbourne Woods NNR Trail

15 mi · 24 km · Hertfordshire

Icknield Way Path

18 mi · 29 km · Cambridgeshire

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