Bixslade Trail, Cannop Ponds
2.5 miles (4 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SO 606 099. Finish: SO 604 099. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 158 m of climbing and 147 m of descent; highest point 203 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1344
- Distance
- 2.5 miles (4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Total ascent
- About 158 m. Highest point 203 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 810 m from the start. Directions SO 610 106Car park, 930 m from the start. Directions SO 607 108
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Cannop Ponds, 1.2 km away (Directions); Parkend station (heritage railway), 2.3 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Cannop Ponds, 1.2 km away (Directions); Parkend station (heritage railway), 2.4 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 83 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), starting 0.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Walks nearby
- SW 1346Long Trail, Nagshead Nature Reserve2.3 miles, circular. Starts 0.8 miles away
- SW 1336Ramblers Beechenhurst Trail8 miles, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- SW 1359Glade Trail, Beechenhurst0.6 miles, circular. Starts 1.5 miles away
- SW 1081Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail4.5 miles, one way. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SW 1360Mallards Pike Path0.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- SW 1221Bracelands to the Wye1.6 miles, one way. Starts 3.5 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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