Castle Walk, Sherwood Pines
3 miles (4.8 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SK 611 636. Finish: SK 613 633. 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 2.2 miles of the 3 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 37 m of climbing and 50 m of descent; highest point 96 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1192
- Distance
- 3 miles (4.8 km). We measure 2.2 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Waymark
- Pink waymarkers
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Total ascent
- About 37 m. Highest point 96 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Sherwood Pines, 200 m from the start. Directions SK 611 638
- Car parks
- Sherwood Pines Forest Park (pay), 210 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
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Sherwood Pines, 510 m from the finish. Directions SK 611 638
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 18 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Sherwood Pines Cafe, Kings Clipstone: at the start. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- EM 1190Ranger's Path, Sherwood PinesShares 0.9 miles of path with this route. Finishes on this route.
- EM 1201Archer's Stroll, Sherwood PinesShares 0.5 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Sherwood Pines. This route starts and finishes on it at Sherwood Pines and Kings Clipstone.
Walks nearby
- 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
- EM 1053Clumber Park Livestock-Free Walk6 miles, circular. Starts 6.1 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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