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Nottinghamshire

Newark And Sherwood

Bilsthorpe & the Southwell Trail loop from Southwell

Nottinghamshire

Newark And Sherwood

Bilsthorpe & the Southwell Trail loop from Southwell

Hard

4.3

(3)

4

riders

Bilsthorpe & the Southwell Trail loop from Southwell

02:45

35.9km

220m

Gravel riding

Fittingly for one of the flattest parts of the county, this tour takes you out the postcard-perfect town of Southwell and straight onto the pristine Southwell Trail. There's a great lollipop-shaped loop that takes in Eakring (for plague-related history and the UK's first ever commercial oil well in Dukes Wood),…

Last updated: July 29, 2024

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

9.41 km

Eakring to Bilsthorpe Gravel Trail

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Cheeky off-road shortcut from Eakring to Bilsthorpe. Mostly old service roads with a short section along the edge of a meadow field.

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12.9 km

Bilsthorpe Railway Path

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A super handy section of disused railway that links Route 6 in Sherwood Pines with the Southwell Trail. It runs for a number of pan-flat kilometres, making it the ultimate gravel grind on cruise control.

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34.6 km

Southwell Garden Centre Café

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Cycle friendly Cafe with bike racks.

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35.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

12.8 km

5.26 km

2.17 km

1.11 km

547 m

103 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

13.1 km

3.96 km

3.22 km

647 m

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Monday 18 May

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