Shell Brook Trail – Hicks Lodge Trail loop from Ashby Woulds

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Shell Brook Trail – Hicks Lodge Trail loop from Ashby Woulds

Easy

4.5

(11)

399

riders

Shell Brook Trail – Hicks Lodge Trail loop from Ashby Woulds

00:39

10.1km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.92 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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86 m

Hicks Lodge – The National Forest Cycle Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Nice stop when the cafe etc is open, also access to a couple of easy mtb trails.

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4.65 km

Shell Brook Trail

Highlight • Trail

A magical place to visit if you have a MTB! Flowy trails and cute wildlife

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5.98 km

Car Parking at Hicks Lodge for the National Forest Cycling Centre. Small cafe and bike hire, pay and display car park open 9am - 8pm. Well marked off road trails for walking, cycling and horses through Willesley Wood.

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8.10 km

Hicks Lodge Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to grab a bite to eat or take a pit stop!

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8.12 km

Hicks Lodge Trail Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Hicks Lodge - mountain bike hire, cafe, toilets, playground, trails… it’s got it all!

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9.73 km

Hicks Lodge Trail

Highlight • Lake

The cafe has Oreo brownies and they make really good flat white coffee. Awesome gravel trails too!

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10.1 km

Start of the Stick Man Trail at Hicks Lodge

Highlight • Rest Area

Hicks Lodge trail ride blue flat and the walks around the lake flat with cafe and park bike hire

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.87 km

135 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.83 km

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 2 November

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Shell Brook Trail – Hicks Lodge Trail loop from Ashby Woulds

Hicks Lodge – The National Forest Cycle Centre

Shell Brook Trail

Shell Brook Trail

Willesley Wood

Hicks Lodge Café

Hicks Lodge Trail Centre

Hicks Lodge Trail

Start of the Stick Man Trail at Hicks Lodge

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