Blue Trail, Blidworth Woods
3.1 miles (5 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SK 594 542. Finish: SK 594 541. 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
About 102 m of climbing and 103 m of descent; highest point 124 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1191
- Distance
- 3.1 miles (5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Total ascent
- About 102 m. Highest point 124 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Car park, 460 m from the start. Directions SK 592 546Car park, 640 m from the start. Directions SK 588 544Car park, 650 m from the start. Directions SK 588 543
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Black Bull Inn, 1.6 km away (Directions); a station (heritage railway), 2.5 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 39 m in a kilometre (1 in 26), starting 0.3 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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Connecting routes
- EM 105Robin Hood WayThis route starts and finishes on it at Blidworth Woods.
Walks nearby
- EM 1204White Trail, Thieves Wood0.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.5 miles away
- EM 1125The Mansfield Way1.6 miles, one way. Starts 4 miles away
- EM 1190Ranger's Path, Sherwood Pines4.5 miles. Starts 4.9 miles away
- EM 1038Southwell Trail7.5 miles, one way. Starts 5 miles away
- EM 1165Southwell Heritage Trail0.6 miles, one way. Starts 5.9 miles away
- EM 1192Castle Walk, Sherwood Pines3 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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