Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 12, 2025

Download GPX

Save

Move start point

Edit route

Navigate

Send to Phone

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 3.24 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.61 km

Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean

Highlight • Forest

A quite stunning trail for all abilities and contraptions. The trail is excellently maintained, with lots of little off-cuts for skills testing. Perfect for little ones to have a protected, …

Tip by

3.27 km

Mallards Pike Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice meeting hub while out exploring FOD plenty of picnic benches, cafe and a great walking loop of the pond, both lower and upper sections.

Tip by

3.57 km

View of Cannop Ponds

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice meeting hub while out exploring FOD plenty of picnic benches, cafe and a great walking loop of the pond, both lower and upper sections.

Tip by

4.30 km

View of Cannop Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Once the site of the Severn and Wye Railway, this area has been turned into an important habitat for the wildlife that's now abundant in this former industrial area.

Keep …

Tip by

6.98 km

Parkend Station, Dean Forest Railway

Highlight • Monument

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

Tip by

10.3 km

Cannop Ponds Picnic Area

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great area for a stop during your biking and hiking adventure. On the edge of Cannop ponds, with a nice van (during season) selling hot and cold food and drinks 👍

Tip by

14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.65 km

1.98 km

1.55 km

500 m

283 m

Surfaces

5.88 km

2.71 km

2.57 km

2.46 km

340 m

Elevation

Weather

Today

Monday 5 January

2°C

-6°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Nearby routes

Hard

5.0

2,323

Gravel Path Through Forest loop from Coleford

01:33h

16.9km

230m

Moderate

4.0

Forest of Dean loop from Coleford

02:27h

31.4km

400m

Moderate

4.9

1,567

Mineral Loop Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Upper Lydbrook

01:28h

18.4km

190m

Moderate

4.0

Newent & Hartpury loop from Gloucester

03:51h

62.6km

430m

Hard

4.2

Cotswold Commons & Slad Valley loop from Stroud

03:11h

47.5km

620m

Hard

5.0

Fownhope and Kings Caple from Ross on Wye – Wye Valley

03:14h

50.2km

620m

Moderate

4.8

River Severn & Stroud loop from Gloucester

03:13h

48.8km

340m

Moderate

4.9

1,700

View of Cannop Ponds – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Parkend

01:53h

23.5km

210m

Hard

5.0

Llanwarne and Kentchurch loop from Ross-on-Wye – Wye Valley

04:29h

68.7km

950m

Hard

5.0

Newent and Bromesberrow Heath loop from Ledbury

04:22h

66.1km

810m

Moderate

5.0

Caldicot and Shirenewton loop from Chepstow

02:31h

40.1km

400m

Hard

Monmouth to Chepstow loop — Wye Valley

04:20h

64.2km

850m

Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean – View of Cannop Ponds loop from Upper Lydbrook

Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean

Mallards Pike Lake

View of Cannop Ponds

View of Cannop Ponds

Parkend Station, Dean Forest Railway

Cannop Ponds Picnic Area

Nearby routes

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️