Forest Of Dean Half Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.89 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 164 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 171 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 188 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 m
  • ⚐
    District: Forest of Dean 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.80625° / W 2.552712°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.806776° / W 2.550427°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 173 m
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 167 m - Nach Süden
  3. 2 : km 0.34 - alt. 166 m - Nach Süden
  4. 3 : km 0.58 - alt. 168 m - Nach Süden
  5. 4 : km 1.94 - alt. 163 m - Nach Südwesten
  6. 5 : km 2.03 - alt. 165 m - Nach Südwesten
  7. 6 : km 2.15 - alt. 167 m - Nach Süden
  8. 7 : km 2.7 - alt. 120 m - Rechts abbiegen
  9. 8 : km 2.75 - alt. 114 m - Nach Südwesten
  10. 9 : km 2.76 - alt. 113 m - Rechts abbiegen
  11. 10 : km 3.85 - alt. 66 m - Nach Nordwesten
  12. 11 : km 5.42 - alt. 75 m - Nach Nordwesten
  13. 12 : km 5.44 - alt. 76 m - Leicht rechts abbiegen
  14. 13 : km 5.56 - alt. 78 m - Nach Nordwesten Richtung Speech House Rd/B4226
  15. 14 : km 6.01 - alt. 83 m - Leicht links abbiegen
  16. 15 : km 6.02 - alt. 83 m - Nach Norden
  17. 16 : km 7.21 - alt. 105 m - Nach Nordosten
  18. 17 : km 7.26 - alt. 107 m - Nach Südwesten
  19. 18 : km 7.26 - alt. 107 m - Rechts abbiegen
  20. 19 : km 7.4 - alt. 106 m - Nach Nordwesten
  21. 20 : km 7.4 - alt. 107 m - Rechts abbiegen
  22. 21 : km 7.6 - alt. 112 m - Nach Norden
  23. 22 : km 7.74 - alt. 123 m - Nach Nordwesten
  24. 23 : km 8.41 - alt. 130 m - Nach Norden
  25. 24 : km 9.37 - alt. 154 m - Nach Nordosten
  26. 25 : km 10.21 - alt. 154 m - Nach Südosten
  27. 26 : km 11.13 - alt. 175 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  28. 27 : km 11.29 - alt. 187 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  29. 28 : km 11.71 - alt. 166 m - Nach Südosten
  30. 29 : km 12.8 - alt. 185 m - Links abbiegen
  31. 30 : km 12.8 - alt. 185 m - Nach Westen
  32. 31 : km 12.81 - alt. 185 m - Links abbiegen
  33. 32 : km 12.96 - alt. 186 m - Nach Südosten Richtung Valley Rd
  34. 33 : km 13.23 - alt. 178 m - Nach Südosten Richtung Valley Rd
  35. 34 : km 14.53 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight left to stay on Family Cycle Route (Portions unpaved).
  36. 35 : km 14.82 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left to stay on Family Cycle Route (Portions unpaved).
  37. 36 : km 15.56 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp left (Portions unpaved).
  38. 37 : km 15.58 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Family Cycle Route (Portions unpaved).
  39. 38 : km 16.04 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Spruce Ride (Portions unpaved).
  40. 39 : km 16.45 - alt. 135 m - Nach Süden
  41. 40 : km 17.15 - alt. 118 m - Nach Nordwesten
  42. 41 : km 17.16 - alt. 118 m - Links abbiegen
  43. 42 : km 17.54 - alt. 131 m - Nach Südwesten
  44. 43 : km 17.55 - alt. 131 m - Rechts abbiegen
  45. 44 : km 18.56 - alt. 140 m - Nach Nordwesten
  46. 45 : km 18.57 - alt. 140 m - Links abbiegen
  47. 46 : km 18.84 - alt. 160 m - Scharf rechts
  48. 47 : km 18.86 - alt. 160 m - Nach Norden Richtung Spruce Ride
  49. 48 : km 19.93 - alt. 156 m - Nach Norden
  50. 49 : km 20.33 - alt. 159 m - Nach Nordwesten
  51. E : km 20.88 - alt. 170 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking Cabtree Hill and Woorgreens Lake

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Cabtree Hill and Woorgreens Lake
↔7.38 km ↗+63 m ↘-60 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Cinderford (Gloucestershire)

This circular walk in the forest of Dean provides a good way to discover paths and tracks along a section of Gloucestershire Way and Woorgreens Nature Reserve.

Walking Speech House Lake and New Fancy Colliery Screens

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Speech House Lake and New Fancy Colliery Screens
↔8.57 km ↗+95 m ↘-91 m ◔2h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)

This circular walk uses well-marked paths and track across the Forest of Dean where you will discover a beautiful lake and an old colliery site on your way!

Walking Wimberry from Mile End

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↔4.33 km ↗+86 m ↘-85 m ◔1h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Coleford (Gloucestershire)

Starting at Mile End in the Forest of Dean visit the magical old quarries that have been reclaimed by nature. If you mooch about here you may find an old WW2 firing range used by the home guard. Continue down the valley where you may see old mines, then turn sharp right by a high old stone wall. The narrow path takes you back up to Perch Enclosure with magnificent pine trees. Take the loop around, past the old campsite and back onto the track where you started.

Walking Mallards Pike Lake and Staple-edge Wood

Walker
Mallards Pike Lake and Staple-edge Wood
↔8.67 km ↗+137 m ↘-138 m ◔2h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)

This circular walk from Mallards Pike Lake provides a good way to discover preserved Staple-edge Hill using tracks and paths in Staple-edge Wood.

Walking Oakenhill Wood and Moseley Green from Parkend

Walker
Oakenhill Wood and Moseley Green from Parkend
↔6.01 km ↗+82 m ↘-84 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)

This peaceful circular walk in Oakenhill Woods uses paths and tracks in this preserved area where you could see wildlife.

Walking Symonds Yat via Biblins

Association or club
↔9.26 km ↗+203 m ↘-207 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)

The most straightforward route to and from Symonds Yat, featuring an old mine, a significant riverside stretch and of course the classic viewpoint of Symonds Yat. Look out for Peregrine Falcons and Goshawks overhead.

Walking Staunton & English Bicknor

Association or club
↔18.46 km ↗+353 m ↘-354 m ◔6h 15 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)

Featuring the impressive Suck Stone and Near Hearkening Rocks, two medieval churches, a lengthy section along the Wye, the Yat Rock viewpoint and a quiet stream valley, this walk offers an in-depth introduction to the landscapes of the Forest of Dean.

Walking King Arthur’s Cave

Association or club
↔12.89 km ↗+342 m ↘-349 m ◔4h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)

The outward route is the quickest and easiest route to Symonds Yat. The return is more adventurous, seeking out the impressive King Arthur’s Cave and secret viewpoints over the Wye Gorge.

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