Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) – Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) – Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

Easy

5.0

(1)

hikers

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) – Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

01:39

6.29km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

356 m

Queen Oak Plantation

Forest

677 m

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 'Medusa Oak' is a Sherwood Forest icon, 'she' lives on the northern edge of Birklands forest in the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
Unlike some of the other trees …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

844 m

English Longhorn Cattle on Budby Heath

Highlight • Natural

A real delight to see. The English Longhorn originated from the northern counties of England, it was used as a draught animal and its milk was used for butter and …

Tip by

2.37 km

Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails

Highlight • Cycleway

Sherwood Forest is a wonderful woodland famous for its links to folkloric hero, Robin Hood. The most famous resident of Sherwood Forest these days is the iconic Major Oak, an …

Tip by

3.27 km

Closed Public Footpath

Highlight • Other

4.31 km

Ladysmith Plantation

Forest

6.29 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.28 km

685 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

1.45 km

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

23°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

1,813

Clumber Lake loop — Clumber Country Park

02:17h

8.72km

70m

Easy

4.8

747

Linacre Park & 3 Reservoirs loop

01:23h

5.20km

60m

Moderate

4.8

566

Newstead Abbey loop

02:53h

11.1km

80m

Easy

4.8

520

Linacre Reservoir loop

01:14h

4.58km

60m

Moderate

4.5

179

Sherwood Forest Wildwood Trail to the Major Oak — Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve

02:05h

7.96km

60m

Easy

4.6

240

Colwick Parkrun

01:07h

4.40km

10m

Moderate

5.0

211

Whisby Nature Reserve loop

02:10h

8.56km

20m

Easy

4.6

124

Chesterfield Round Walk: Holymoorside Loop

01:52h

6.55km

150m

Easy

4.5

195

Gedling Country Park Trail

01:37h

6.03km

80m

Moderate

4.6

103

Thieves Wood & Harlow Wood loop

02:01h

7.73km

60m

Moderate

4.5

Ogston Reservoir loop

02:07h

7.79km

110m

Moderate

4.4

Creswell Crags and Whitwell Wood circular

03:46h

14.2km

150m

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) – Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest)

English Longhorn Cattle on Budby Heath

Sherwood Forest Gravel Trails

Closed Public Footpath

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️