Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)

Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) is a 5.0 km Local Hiking hiking route.

Covering just 5.0 km, this is a gentle outing perfect for families or beginners. Allow roughly 1 hour and 6 minutes.

This linear trail moves from one end to the other without looping back. A return journey by transport — or retracing the path — is needed to get back to the start. The trail is officially waymarked as AF-CV, so look out for the trail markers along the way.

This is a Local Walking Network (LWN) trail — a community-level route perfect for exploring the immediate surroundings, popular with locals and visitors alike.