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South West England

Gloucestershire

Dowies & Shutcastle Trails – Dean Forest Cycles & Café loop from Lydney

Bike touring routes & trails

South West England

Gloucestershire

Dowies & Shutcastle Trails – Dean Forest Cycles & Café loop from Lydney

Moderate

19

riders

Dowies & Shutcastle Trails – Dean Forest Cycles & Café loop from Lydney

02:02

26.8km

350m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.6 km for 190 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

968 m

Lydney Boating Lake

Lake

2

2.08 km

Hips Café

Highlight • Cafe

Recommend Hips for great coffee and cakes, snacks and burgers 👍 great for mid or end of biking or hiking coffee stop.

Tip by

10.9 km

Oakenhill Wood

Forest

4

12.7 km

St Paul's Church, Parkend

Highlight • Historical Site

On a hill above the village, this church is right on the edge of the forest.

Tip by

5

16.2 km

Dowies & Shutcastle Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

There are lots of awesome flowy and rooty trails in this area. All super fun with some optional features and manageable drops. Just take your pick and head back up the fireroad to go again.

Tip by

6

19.6 km

Parkend Station, Dean Forest Railway

Highlight • Monument

Great place to see the steam trains, great vantage point from the station footbridge.

Tip by

7

19.8 km

Dean Forest Cycles & Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice shop and cafe with some parking. They carry a good range of gear in the shop and you can end up coming out with more than expected.

Staff are …

Tip by

B

26.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

9.58 km

2.20 km

1.17 km

986 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

7.57 km

2.97 km

1.93 km

521 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Weather

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Wednesday 26 August

23°C

16°C

49 %

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