Walks in Nottinghamshire

Riverside walk in Nottinghamshire

With five country parks (Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Rufford Abbey Country Park, the National Water Sports Centre, Bestwood Country Park, and Cotgrave Country Park) and seven nature reserves (Cockglode and Rotary Woods LNR near Edwinstowe, Daneshill Lakes LNR near Ranskill, Rainworth Water LNR near Rainworth, Rufford Country Park LNR within Rufford Country Park, Southwell Trail LNR linking Southwell, Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe, Teversal and Pleasley Trails LNR in conjunction with Ashfield District Council, and Tippings Wood LNR between Rainworth and Blidworth), plus many rural havens, Nottinghamshire has lots of great walks to offer. There is also splendid woodland, including famous Sherwood Forest and the lesser-known Greenwood Community Forest. Here I list walks Ken Brockway and I have done in the county, many of them exploring interesting villages and features of our industrial heritage.

Interactive map of the walks

Nottinghamshire Walk Reports

Walk	Miles	Difficulty	Description
Jacksdale, Pye Bridge, Ironville and Codnor Castle	5.8	Moderate	A thoughtful walk from the village of Jacksdale in the district of Ashfield — a walk of canals, coal, and castles.
Nottingham Canal, Cossall Marsh, Swingate and Kimberley	6.2	Easy	At just over six miles, a gem of a walk between Ilkeston and Nottingham, leading to a rural haven from urban sprawl.
Gunthorpe, River Trent, Hoveringham and Caythorpe	6.3	Easy	A lovely and very easy six-mile walk of river, lakes, and streams in rural Nottinghamshire.
Lowdham, Epperstone and Thurgarton	6.5	Moderate	A walk in Nottinghamshire with lovely villages, grand houses, fields, and waterside to enjoy on the way.
Nether Broughton, Queensway Old Dalby, Old Dalby and Upper Broughton	7.6	Moderate	A circular walk of nearly eight miles on the Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire boundary. Nether Broughton is near Melton Mowbray, famous for pork pies and Stilton cheese.
Huthwaite, Brierly Forest Park and Hardwick Hall Country Park	11.6	Hard	At over 11 miles, a good circular walk from Brierly Forest Park near Huthwaite to Hardwick Hall and Tibshelf.
Kirklington, Maplebeck, Caunton and Winkburn	12.3	Hard	A longer walk of over 12 miles in rural north Nottinghamshire to well-kept villages with lovely countryside between them.

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