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Lincoln Castle – Brayford Pool loop from Lincoln

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Lincoln Castle – Brayford Pool loop from Lincoln

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Lincoln Castle – Brayford Pool loop from Lincoln

05:58

99.5km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 97.7 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.66 km

Water Rail Way: River Witham Sculptures and Countryside

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A lovely pleasant ride with loads of different sculptures along the route with lots of places to sit and rest beside the river or old rail bed. There is also several places along the route to eat and drink 98 % of the route has been tarmaced there is one 3/4 of a mile section where you leave the river and rail way Just before going into Bardney . 35 miles from the centre of Woodhall Spa to Lincoln station and back 👌👌

Tip by

6.36 km

Railway Sleeper Seating

Highlight • Structure

a good place for a break and a bike pic

Tip by

9.20 km

Five Mile Bridge over the River Witham

Highlight • Viewpoint

Five Mile Bridge built in 1957

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9.56 km

Gravel Trail to Five Mile Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Cracking little riverside bike ride, can be busy in summer, empty in winter - be aware the wind can cut across the fields in winter.

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11.8 km

Long Wood

Forest

15.9 km

Snakeholme Pit Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Snakeholme Pit Nature Reserve is a haven for butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, water voles and more. Throughout spring and summer, it bursts into colour with many species of wildflowers. The site was formerly a clay pit and then a fish nursery until it was taken over by Butterfly Conservation. In 2013, it was put into the care of the Lincolnshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation.

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22.8 km

North Spring Wood

Forest

42.0 km

Red Hill Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Red Hill Nature Reserve is a chalk escarpment with acres of plateaued wild landscape, wildflower meadow and disused quarry famous for its exposed red chalk rich in fossils.

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97.8 km

Lincoln Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

The old castle complexes with the walls are also well worth seeing.

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98.8 km

Brayford Pool

Highlight • Settlement

Brayford Pool is England's oldest inland harbour, that was originally used as a port by the Romans – who connected it to the River Trent by constructing the Foss Dyke.

Today you can enjoy watching a variety of water craft coming and going from the vantage point of a great selection of places offering food, drink and entertainment.

Tip by

99.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

82.0 km

13.1 km

2.24 km

1.25 km

640 m

223 m

Surfaces

77.2 km

20.9 km

737 m

299 m

256 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

23°C

17°C

25 %

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Water Rail Way: River Witham Sculptures and Countryside

Railway Sleeper Seating

Five Mile Bridge over the River Witham

Gravel Trail to Five Mile Bridge

Snakeholme Pit Nature Reserve

Red Hill Nature Reserve

Lincoln Castle

Brayford Pool

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