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Nottinghamshire

East Retford (Unparished)

Idle Valley Nature Reserve – Idle Valley Nature Reserve loop from Retford

Bike touring routes & trails

Nottinghamshire

East Retford (Unparished)

Idle Valley Nature Reserve – Idle Valley Nature Reserve loop from Retford

Hard

3

riders

Idle Valley Nature Reserve – Idle Valley Nature Reserve loop from Retford

02:38

32.2km

210m

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: April 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 207 m

After 32.1 km for 207 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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4.11 km

Belmoor Lake

Lake

2

9.46 km

Idle Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

3

9.96 km

Idle Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

This reserve consists of a beautiful 450ha network of lakes, wetland, grassland and scrub. It is home to a diverse range of wildlife and is recognised as one of the …

Tip by

4

14.5 km

Idle Valley Nature Reserve Riverside Path

Highlight • Natural

Bank side ride of River Idle to Tiln. Grassed hard pan wheel tracks in the summer. Gates to lift over at beginning and end.

Tip by

5

16.8 km

Gravel Farm Track Overlooking Retford

Highlight • Trail

6

17.8 km

Forest Singletrack Path

Highlight • Trail

7

21.7 km

How Beck Lane Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Really nice gravel lane, with a god view of the surrounding flat lands. there is also a power station nearby if your into that sort of thing......

Tip by

8

26.7 km

Country Track Over Railway Lines

Highlight • Cycleway

9

27.1 km

The Baulk

Highlight • Cycleway

Potholed gravel byway

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B

32.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.5 km

8.22 km

3.57 km

2.45 km

2.27 km

260 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

7.51 km

5.26 km

1.72 km

732 m

< 100 m

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