Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 14, 2026

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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

2.56 km

Pines Mountain Bike Trails

Highlight • Forest

Good place to watch those with skills whilst you just think about it. :)

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5.62 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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19.2 km

Budby South Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Cyclings can take any direction from here! Great options!

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24.3 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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37.4 km

Clumber Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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38.5 km

Hardwick Wood

Forest

40.1 km

White Pheasant Wood

Forest

47.7 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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51.6 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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79.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.4 km

17.7 km

13.7 km

6.53 km

2.77 km

1.66 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.2 km

18.5 km

17.4 km

7.66 km

5.16 km

Elevation

Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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