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Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails – Budby Waterworks Reservoir loop from Blidworth

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Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails – Budby Waterworks Reservoir loop from Blidworth

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Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails – Budby Waterworks Reservoir loop from Blidworth

03:04

38.2km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.76 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.32 km

Gravel Climb from Clipstone Woods to Hundred-Acres

Highlight • Trail

Nice service road from Clipstone Woods to Hundred-Acres... Good challenging climb but even more fun to descend!

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9.16 km

Colliers Plantation

Forest

9.79 km

Golden Hand Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Nice place for a picnic

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16.4 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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18.3 km

Budby Waterworks Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Looks better than it smells

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19.3 km

Hazel Gap Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Good meet point to trips into Clumber, Welbeck, or even heading towards Rother Valley

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25.4 km

Archway House

Highlight • Monument

An imitation of Worksop Priory, built by the Duke of Portland in 1842, Archway House will hold particular interest if you enjoy the legend of Robin Hood. Its fine façade …

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34.0 km

Former Railway Tunnel

Highlight • Cycleway

37.0 km

Boundary Wood

Highlight • Trail

Boundary Wood is a lovely gravel section of NCN 6 that cuts through an 85-hectare (210 acres) woodland near Blidworth, managed by Forestry England. It features a mix of young …

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38.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.2 km

5.19 km

2.02 km

1.64 km

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

9.92 km

7.72 km

1.49 km

454 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 23 July

24°C

13°C

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Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails – Budby Waterworks Reservoir loop from Blidworth

Gravel Climb from Clipstone Woods to Hundred-Acres

Golden Hand Sculpture

Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails

Budby Waterworks Reservoir

Hazel Gap Sculpture

Archway House

Former Railway Tunnel

Boundary Wood

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