White Trail, Thieves Wood
0.5 miles (0.8 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Thieves Wood. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SK 541 558, 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
Almost flat: about 15 m of climbing and 14 m of descent; highest point 148 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1204
- Distance
- 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Total ascent
- About 15 m. Highest point 148 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stop
- High Leys Drive, 400 m from the start. Directions SK 542 555
- Car parks
- Thieves Wood Car Park, 80 m from the start. Directions SK 541 558Car park, 440 m from the start. Directions SK 537 560Car park, 450 m from the start. Directions SK 537 559
What to expect
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 14 m.
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 WayShares 0.3 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Thieves Wood.
Walks nearby
- EM 1122Maun Valley Trail1.8 miles, one way. Starts 2.8 miles away
- EM 1125The Mansfield Way1.6 miles, one way. Starts 2.9 miles away
- EM 1191Blue Trail, Blidworth Woods3.1 miles. Starts 3.5 miles away
- EM 1131Skegby Trail1.5 miles, one way. Starts 4.3 miles away
- EM 1158Three Centres Trail0.8 miles, one way. Starts 5.2 miles away
- EM 1181Teversal Trail2.9 miles, one way. Starts 5.2 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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