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Cycling Trails
Nottinghamshire has loads of fantastic cycle trails, making it a great place to visit for cyclists of all abilities. Whether you prefer mountain biking and off-roading or gentle country lane exploration, we've rounded up the best routes for all abilities.
To make finding your perfect trail as easy as possible, we’ve pulled together a great selection of routes in varying abilities. With printable downloads they are super accessible so that you never need to struggle when it comes to picking that next great adventure.
Take a look at some of the beautiful cycle routes Nottinghamshire has to offer, which can be found by clicking on the links in the green boxes to the right of this page. Routes include some that follow the canal network as well as circular and liner routes. We also have ranked some by difficulty, allowing you to choose the perfect one for your ability.
Cycling in Sherwood Forest
For a bit of off-road cycling, Sherwood Forest is an ideal destination. You can easily get around this vast and beautiful area with no roads to worry about and the many bridleways and cycle paths make the forest well connected.
The Ancient Sherwood Route and the Adventure Pine Route are both approximately 20 miles long, the route is designed to take a day when incorporated with planned stop offs for refreshments, activities and enjoying the attractions. There are three road crossing points en-route and a further two within Clumber Park.
Road Cycling
If you're a road cycling fan, Nottinghamshire’s many winding country lanes, and quaint villages and towns have a great network of roads connecting them all together, meaning you’re never far away from the next great attraction or beauty spot to admire. If you’ve explored Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park already, then just a stone’s throw away is Edwinstowe, teeming with shops, cafes and restaurants in the heart of the countryside. It’s the perfect stop-off point to rest the legs and take in one of the county’s most picturesque locations.
Click here to view our reccommended road routes.
Family Cycling Routes
If you're planning a day out, a family holiday that incorporates cycling or an opportunity for everyone to enjoy the great outdoors, then we have some great family-friendly cycle routes for you to take advantage of.
Click here to see some of our reccommended family-friendly routes.
Off-Road Routes
Including easy, moderate and hard routes, we've compiled a few fantastic off-road cycling routes for you to enjoy in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Click here to view our reccommended off-road routes.
The National Cycle Network
The National Cycle Network passes through Nottinghamshire. In particular, Sustrans route 6 takes visitors through Newstead Abbey and Sherwood Pines before heading up to Clumber Park. For more information you can visit the Sustrans website.
