Archer's Stroll, Sherwood Pines
1 mile (1.6 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Sherwood Pines, past the front of the cafe. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SK 611 636, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 17 m of climbing and 21 m of descent; highest point 91 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1201
- Distance
- 1 mile (1.6 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Total ascent
- About 17 m. Highest point 91 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stop
- Sherwood Pines, 200 m from the start. Directions SK 611 638
- Car parks
- Sherwood Pines Forest Park (pay), 200 m from the start. Directions SK 611 638Goshawk Car Park (pay), 230 m from the start. Directions SK 610 638Crossbill Car Park (pay), 260 m from the start. Directions SK 608 636
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 14 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Sherwood Pines Cafe, Kings Clipstone: at the start and finish. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- EM 1192Castle Walk, Sherwood PinesShares 0.4 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Sherwood Pines and Kings Clipstone. This route starts and finishes on it at Sherwood Pines.
Walks nearby
- EM 1190Ranger's Path, Sherwood Pines4.5 miles. Starts 1.1 miles away
- EM 1060Wildwood Trail3.8 miles, circular. Starts 3.1 miles away
- EM 1038Southwell Trail7.5 miles, one way. Starts 3.2 miles away
- EM 1125The Mansfield Way1.6 miles, one way. Starts 3.7 miles away
- EM 1002Dukeries TrailLong-distance route, 32 miles, one way. Starts 4.6 miles away
- EM 1191Blue Trail, Blidworth Woods3.1 miles. Starts 5.9 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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