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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

06:14

23.5km

240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

271 m

Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Forest

great use of an old open cast coal mine. There is a parking charge, though🙄, but there are toilets and normally a mobile coffee shop, plenty of walks around several lakes

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2

671 m

Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sence Valley Forest Park is a significant area of woodland planting which has transformed the former opencast coal mining site, in north-west Leicestershire, into a haven for wildlife and visitors. …

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8.74 km

Bagworth New Wood

Forest

4

14.5 km

Entrance to Bagworth Pathway

Highlight • Trail

5

17.6 km

Start of Circular Hike at Nailstone

Highlight • Trail

6

17.7 km

All Saints Church

Highlight • Historical Site

All Saints church, with its origins tracing back to the 13th and 14th centuries has a spacious interior and shares a distinctive characteristic with other churches in Leicestershire – the …

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7

22.9 km

Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Lake

Sence Valley Forestry Park, part of the National Forest. A good start point for a walk. There are short walks round the lake and through the woods, this is also …

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B

23.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

6.40 km

5.37 km

2.65 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.27 km

6.62 km

3.04 km

2.43 km

1.60 km

461 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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