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West Midlands Region

The Woodbank – Narrow Tree Gap – Dolly's Staircase loop from Great Haywood

West Midlands Region

The Woodbank – Narrow Tree Gap – Dolly's Staircase loop from Great Haywood

Hard

4

riders

The Woodbank – Narrow Tree Gap – Dolly's Staircase loop from Great Haywood

02:30

34.5km

360m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.9 km for 150 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.98 km

Historic Canal Lock

Highlight • Historical Site

14.6 km

Horsepasture Pools

Lake

3

17.6 km

The Woodbank – Narrow Tree Gap

Highlight • MTB Park

Not too techie black grade option but you might find it tricky to squeeze through the gap if you have wide bars.

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4

18.9 km

Birches Valley Railway Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

To cross from the Birches Valley side of the trail centre with Follow The Dog over to the southern loop, The Monkey, and back again, you'll need to bypass the …

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5

19.1 km

Dolly's Staircase

Highlight • MTB Park

Zig-zag down though the trees with a series of downhill switchbacks on the Devil's Staircase. More like a stairway to heaven!

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6

19.3 km

Kitbag Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you don't want follow the red route at this point take dirt road and bear right and this will intersects part of the red route via a path

Tip by

7

19.6 km

Trail Junction: Follow the Dog & The Monkey Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Both trails are fabulous. If you have time deffo do both. But if time stretched then choose depending on just how much time you have. Either way the trails all …

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8

23.0 km

Time for a Brew Section, The Dog Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Time for a Brew section of The Dog.

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9

23.3 km

Black Trail – Evil Slab Section

Highlight • MTB Park

Evil Slab section of The Dog

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B

34.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

6.76 km

6.26 km

1.46 km

1.12 km

219 m

Surfaces

20.0 km

5.74 km

4.68 km

4.16 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 26 June

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16°C

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