Long Trail, Nagshead Nature Reserve
2.3 miles (3.7 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Nagshead Nature Reserve car park, Coleford Road, Parkend. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SO 606 085, 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
About 86 m of climbing and 85 m of descent; highest point 176 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1346
- Distance
- 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Total ascent
- About 86 m. Highest point 176 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Arthur's Folly, 600 m from the start. Directions SO 605 080The Pike House, 790 m from the start. Directions SO 608 078Nagshead Nature Reserve, 870 m from the start. Directions SO 610 078
- Car parks
- Car park, 140 m from the start. Directions SO 606 084Nagshead Nature Reserve, 160 m from the start. Directions SO 606 084
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 36 m in a kilometre (1 in 28), starting 0.6 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 1344Bixslade Trail, Cannop Ponds2.5 miles. Starts 0.8 miles away
- SW 1360Mallards Pike Path0.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- SW 1336Ramblers Beechenhurst Trail8 miles, circular. Starts 2.2 miles away
- SW 1359Glade Trail, Beechenhurst0.6 miles, circular. Starts 2.3 miles away
- SW 1081Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail4.5 miles, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away
- SW 1351Sensory Walk, Soudley Ponds1.6 miles, circular. Starts 4 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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