Forest Half

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.54 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 139 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 148 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 108 m
  • ⚐
    District: West Dean 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.806007° / W 2.55255°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 172 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Spruce Ride
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 161 m - Turn slight right onto Spruce Ride
  4. 4 : km 1.91 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 2.56 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight left onto FODCR
  6. 6 : km 3.09 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 3.11 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 3.58 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 3.78 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 3.81 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 6 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 6.31 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 6.88 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 7.04 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 7.69 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 7.84 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 8.04 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 8.88 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 9.43 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 9.82 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 10.21 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Spruce Ride
  22. 22 : km 11.47 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 12.11 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight left onto FODCR
  24. 24 : km 12.64 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 12.66 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 13.13 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 13.34 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 13.36 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 15.56 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 15.86 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 16.44 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 16.6 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 17.1 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Mineral Loop
  34. 34 : km 17.21 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 17.35 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 17.5 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 17.7 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 18.54 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 19.09 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 19.48 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 19.87 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp right onto Spruce Ride
  42. 42 : km 20.33 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  43. S/E : km 20.54 - alt. 172 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.

Other walks in the area

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

Walker
↔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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