Walking trail around a bluebell-covered Ancient Woodland and nationally important heritage urban nature reserve. Includes one long and steep flight of stairs but generally good surfaced paths and gentle gradients.

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

30 m

Drop

32 m

Highest

138 m

Lowest

106 m

Walking time

about 22 min

Which way round

Clockwise

Anticlockwise

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 0.8–1.6, from 138 m to 106 m.

How the 1.6 km splits

Flat

0.3 km

Climbing

0.7 km

Descending

0.6 km

Link it with other walks

GeoTrail (Saltwells LNR)

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.3, 1.1

3.33 km

Murray Gray Trail (Saltwells LNR)

Starts here too · Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.4

4.23 km

Campsites near the start

Castle Gate Campsite

11.5 km from the start · 4.7★ (30)

Wolverley Camping and Caravanning Club Site

12.7 km from the start · 4.7★ (703)

Druids Wood

14.8 km from the start · 5.0★ (3)