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Vicar Water Lake – Clumber Lake loop from Clipstone

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Vicar Water Lake – Clumber Lake loop from Clipstone

Hard

5.0

(2)

285

riders

Vicar Water Lake – Clumber Lake loop from Clipstone

05:50

76.7km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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After 39.1 km for 818 m

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After 40.1 km for 543 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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96 m

Vicar Water Lake

Highlight • Trail

Not only is there a giant sculpture of a hand coming out of the ground, but there's also a café (run by a charitable organization called Rumbles), bike racks and kids playground. Win-win.

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769 m

Vicar Pond

Lake

4.01 km

A super handy section of disused railway that links Route 6 in Sherwood Pines with the Southwell Trail. It runs for a number of pan-flat kilometres, making it the ultimate gravel grind on cruise control.

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17.6 km

Budby South Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Cyclings can take any direction from here! Great options!

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22.7 km

Clumber Park Forest Cycle Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Hardpacked section of flat cycle trail running through the forest at the edge edge of Clumber Park. The trail joins up the NCN6 with the NCN647. Can get a bit …

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35.8 km

Clumber Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Suitable for all the family, way marked gravel rides around the lake and park.

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36.9 km

Hardwick Wood

Forest

37.7 km

White Pheasant Wood

Forest

44.5 km

Robin Hood Way Singletrack Between Gouldsmeadow and Shrubbery Lake

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

This is a lovely section of the Robin Hood way from Creswell Crags to Clumber Park. It crosses betwen Gouldsmeadow and Shrubbery Lake and offers plenty of scenery including lakes, meadows and tree lined avenues.

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48.4 km

Robin Hood's Cave, Creswell Crags

Highlight • Cave

Sometimes it gets busy here but walkers usually walk on the big wide path, if you're on a bike consider taking the small narrow path nearer to the lakeside for a smoother and less interrupted ride through the park.

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69.1 km

Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails

Highlight • Cycleway

Sherwood Forest is a wonderful woodland famous for its links to folkloric hero, Robin Hood. The most famous resident of Sherwood Forest these days is the iconic Major Oak, an …

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76.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.0 km

18.5 km

13.7 km

6.33 km

2.44 km

1.65 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.7 km

17.3 km

16.9 km

7.66 km

5.16 km

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Sunday 19 July

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Vicar Water Lake – Clumber Lake loop from Clipstone

Vicar Water Lake

Bilsthorpe Railway Path

Budby South Forest Trail

Clumber Park Forest Cycle Trail

Clumber Lake

Robin Hood Way Singletrack Between Gouldsmeadow and Shrubbery Lake

Robin Hood's Cave, Creswell Crags

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