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Boundary Wood – Bilsthorpe Railway Path loop from Calverton

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Boundary Wood – Bilsthorpe Railway Path loop from Calverton

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Boundary Wood – Bilsthorpe Railway Path loop from Calverton

02:59

41.2km

290m

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: April 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.46 km

Beck Lane Gravel Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Gets rather rutted after heavy rain and often floods at the bottom but beware when you’re descending as a lot of the trails in this area are often repaired using sand

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6.96 km

The Black Bull Pub

Highlight • Restaurant

Good Pizza and local beer. Beer garden around the back for bikes too.

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9.11 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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10.0 km

NCN Route 6 Graffiti Mural – Wind

Highlight • Structure

12.1 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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14.1 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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29.4 km

Southwell Trail

Highlight • Trail

41.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

18.7 km

1.37 km

682 m

634 m

102 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

13.7 km

8.12 km

3.84 km

189 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

32°C

17°C

0 %

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Boundary Wood – Bilsthorpe Railway Path loop from Calverton

Beck Lane Gravel Climb

The Black Bull Pub

Boundary Wood

NCN Route 6 Graffiti Mural – Wind

Former Railway Tunnel

Gravel Climb from Clipstone Woods to Hundred-Acres

Bilsthorpe Railway Path

Southwell Trail

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