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View of Cannop Ponds – Cannop Ponds loop from West Dean

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View of Cannop Ponds – Cannop Ponds loop from West Dean

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View of Cannop Ponds – Cannop Ponds loop from West Dean

06:20

23.9km

220m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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2.64 km

View of Cannop Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Once the site of the Severn and Wye Railway, this area has been turned into an important habitat for the wildlife that's now abundant in this former industrial area.

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3.58 km

Cannop Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Very peaceful. Loads of bird life and a nice little ice cream van. Apparently good fishing as bike aren't allowed around pond.

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5.77 km

Drift Mine Sculpture by Tim Lees

Highlight • Forest

2) Created using local stone, this sculpture echoes the shaft of the drift mine on which it sits. The fish like sculpture alludes to the geographic location of the forest, …

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6.54 km

Soil Unsoiled Monument, Forest of Dean

Highlight • Forest

Khady Gueye and
Zakiya Mckenzie 2021
A charred monolith etched with a
poem that contem-plates lived
experience of racial inequality in
the Forest of Dean.

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7.03 km

The Iron Road Sculpture by Keir Smith

Highlight • Structure

A carving of wood and stone, Keir Smith worked on The Iron Road for almost a year.

It’s a cool sculpture - great for concentrating hard and running over! Here’s …

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7.98 km

Grove of Silence

Highlight • Forest

Ian Hamilton Finlay 1986
High in the trees, these three
plaques draw attention to the
stillness of their environment.
Their simplicity of form offers
a space for contemplation.

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16.6 km

Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

18.4 km

Roll of Honour sculpture, Forest of Dean

Highlight • Historical Site

Pretty cool 3 pillars wood metal and stone

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23.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

654 m

488 m

480 m

377 m

Surfaces

15.8 km

4.15 km

1.57 km

1.48 km

860 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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View of Cannop Ponds – Cannop Ponds loop from West Dean

View of Cannop Ponds

Cannop Ponds

Drift Mine Sculpture by Tim Lees

Soil Unsoiled Monument, Forest of Dean

The Iron Road Sculpture by Keir Smith

Grove of Silence

Forest Path

Roll of Honour sculpture, Forest of Dean

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