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on the left. This leads over a low rise to a rushy
hollow known as Debden Slade, a corruption of
Dead-man's Slade. Crossing the head of this,
the track mounts the opposite hill diagonally to
the old British camp and skirts round its south
and east sides. From this point a group of tall
elms at High Beach are visible and serve as a
landmark. Continue along the crest of the hill in
a north-westerly direction, so as to keep in sight the
beautiful view to the south. From the point at
which the Epping Road is crossed at right angles,
a green roadway leads to the " King's Oak" at
High Beach. This is one of the most beautiful
walks in the Forest, but the following variation
of it is even more charming, and will serve for
the return journey, unless a more extended walk
is desired, in which case return to Chingford by
one of the routes already described, or to Epp-
ing or Theydon.
ROUTE K.
HIGH BEACH TO LOUGHTON.
3 miles.
From near the flagstaff on the High Beach road,
half a mile north of the " King's Oak," strike due
east across the thicket. This will lead to Wake
Valley, sometimes called Dick Turpin's pond, an
irregular sheet of water in a hollow by the Epping
Road; cross the road and descend the valley
through Monk Wood, keeping the left bank of
the stream. Where this leaves Monk Wood and
passes under the Green Ride [from this point a
pretty track leads north-east up the hill to Goldings