Blue Walking Trail, Whitwell Wood
1.5 miles (2.4 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SK 526 772. Finish: SK 526 773. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.3 miles of the 1.5 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 24 m of climbing and 24 m of descent; highest point 127 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1198
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Derbyshire
- Total ascent
- About 24 m. Highest point 127 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Whitwell Square, 690 m from the start. Directions SK 530 766Bus stop, 840 m from the start. Directions SK 528 764
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 100 m from the start. Directions SK 525 772Cemetery Car Park (free), 470 m from the start. Directions SK 524 768Car park, 630 m from the start. Directions SK 529 767
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
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 19 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Route 619 Diner, Whitwell: at the start and finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- EM 1195Red Walking Trail, Whitwell WoodShares 1.1 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Whitwell Wood. This route starts and finishes on it at Whitwell Wood information board.
- EM 1203Yellow Walking Trail, Whitwell WoodShares 0.8 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Whitwell Wood information point. This route starts and finishes on it at Whitwell Wood information board.
Walks nearby
- EM 1180Clowne Greenway5 miles, one way. Starts 1.6 miles away
- YH 1058Rotherham Ring2.8 miles, circular. Starts 3.6 miles away
- EM 1140The Miners Way4.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.6 miles away
- EM 1148Barlborough Heritage Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 3.7 miles away
- EM 1085Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's House2.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.8 miles away
- EM 1163The Chaffinch Trail4.6 miles, one way. Starts 4.3 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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