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Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – River Nene loop from West Deeping

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Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – River Nene loop from West Deeping

Hard

5.0

(2)

17

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Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – River Nene loop from West Deeping

02:39

41.5km

140m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.9 km for 164 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

5.30 km

John Clare Cottage

Highlight • Cafe

2

7.79 km

Edge of Fen Bianche

Highlight • Trail

Dry and dusty or slippery and gritty

Tip by

14.6 km

New Plantation

Forest

4

17.0 km

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the lower path, along the riverbank. There are several access stairs from the bluebell trail.

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5

18.2 km

River Nene

Highlight • River

Very nice area for walking, cycling and all sorts of outdoor activities, but it might get flooded in the winter and sometimes spring as well so check the water levels, I would avoid it when 2.00 or more.

check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/6286

Tip by

19.6 km

Gunwade Lake

Lake

7

20.9 km

Sunrise View of the Lake

Highlight • Lake

8

29.0 km

Observation Tower on Forest Track

Highlight • Viewpoint

34.9 km

Hilly Wood

Forest

10

36.7 km

John Clare Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

A few highlights in Helpston village. Phone box library, buttercross (folk would lay wares for sale on the steps), and the birthplace of and memorial to John Clare, Poet (13 …

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B

41.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.8 km

9.10 km

5.49 km

4.95 km

221 m

Surfaces

30.1 km

6.20 km

4.67 km

363 m

180 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

17°C

7°C

62 %

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