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FOD Family Trail – Dowies & Shutcastle trails Loop from Upper Lydbrook

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FOD Family Trail – Dowies & Shutcastle trails Loop from Upper Lydbrook

Pablo planned a mountain bike ride

April 25, 2022

FOD Family Trail – Dowies & Shutcastle trails Loop from Upper Lydbrook

Moderate

03:26

37.7km

11.0km/h

530m

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Overview

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.73 km for 383 m

After 15.4 km for 452 m

After 16.7 km for 433 m

After 20.5 km for 195 m

After 26.2 km for 456 m

After 28.1 km for 686 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.53 km

Forest of Dean Family Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

There's a very gentle incline here following the family trail, along the nice and wide cycleway.

There are some short adjacent blue-marked trails for the youngsters to enjoy in a series of skills sections.

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22.4 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 …

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25.9 km

Nagshead Plantation Trail

Highlight • Forest

If you're in search of loam, you have come to the right place. Super fun, steep in places descent with lots of flow. It was super fresh in the summer of 2k18 so should be running pretty fast now.

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29.2 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.

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34.7 km

Speech House Road Crossing

Highlight • Cycleway

Take great care when crossing Speech House Road here on the Forest of Dean Family Cycle Trail loop. After miles and miles of blissful traffic-free cycleways you'll need to get …

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35.7 km

Pedalabikeaway Café & Bike Shop

Highlight • Cycleway

Great bike shop and cafe. Super yummy food and good coffee. What more could you want? There is an outside cafe that serves pizza and coffee to go in the …

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36.0 km

Cannop Cycle Centre Family Skills Area

Highlight • Forest

Great place to ride

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37.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

11.5 km

5.52 km

4.02 km

796 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

8.47 km

5.78 km

4.98 km

3.01 km

2.79 km

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FOD Family Trail – Dowies & Shutcastle trails Loop from Upper Lydbrook

Forest of Dean Family Trail

Dean Forest Cycles & Café

Nagshead Plantation Trail

Dowies & Shutcastle Trails

Speech House Road Crossing

Pedalabikeaway Café & Bike Shop

Cannop Cycle Centre Family Skills Area

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