Routes Planner Features Updates

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Hiking trails & Routes

Oakthorpe And Donisthorpe

Oakthorpe Colliery – Willesley Wood loop from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

Hiking trails & Routes

Oakthorpe And Donisthorpe

Oakthorpe Colliery – Willesley Wood loop from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

Moderate

4.3

(8)

109

hikers

Oakthorpe Colliery – Willesley Wood loop from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe

02:59

11.5km

70m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

807 m

Oakthorpe Colliery

Highlight • Historical Site

Some cracking trails on the edge of Willesley Woods - plenty of parking available

Tip by

5.27 km

Shellbrook Wood

Forest

3

5.85 km

Willesley Wood

Highlight • Forest

Set in the heart of England’s new National Forest, close to the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border, Willesley Wood is a jewel of a place. Millions of trees have been planted during the creation of the forest and the very first tree went into the ground at Willesley. That was nearly half a century ago and the wood is now a fascinating mosaic of maturing woodland, flower meadow and wetland.

Tip by

4

7.54 km

Willesley Wood

Highlight • Forest

Car Parking at Hicks Lodge for the National Forest Cycling Centre. Small cafe and bike hire, pay and display car park open 9am - 8pm. Well marked off road trails for walking, cycling and horses through Willesley Wood.

Tip by

8.04 km

Dilworth Clumps

Forest

6

8.85 km

Hicks Lodge Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to grab a bite to eat or take a pit stop!

Tip by

7

8.91 km

Start of the Stick Man Trail at Hicks Lodge

Highlight • Rest Area

Hicks Lodge trail ride blue flat and the walks around the lake flat with cafe and park bike hire

Tip by

B

11.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.82 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.82 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Saturday 17 October

13°C

6°C

21 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate Send to Phone

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.6

735

Kedleston Hall & Park loop

01:23h

5.17km

60m

4.7

377

Staunton Harold Reservoir, Calke Park & Robin Wood loop

02:16h

8.55km

80m

4.8

353

National Forest Way: Beacon Hill Loop

01:02h

3.60km

90m

4.7

271

Sutton Park 5km Walk

01:19h

4.98km

50m

4.6

143

From Shenton Station to the Bosworth Battlefield Trail loop

02:46h

10.8km

40m

4.7

177

Trent and Mersey Canal to The Coventry Canal via Fradley Junction

02:12h

8.70km

20m

4.5

97

Trent Valley Way: Repton Circular

02:57h

11.3km

80m

4.6

77

Thornton Reservoir loop — Leicester

03:25h

13.0km

110m

4.6

64

Bradgate Country Park loop from Newtown Linford

02:14h

8.07km

140m

4.5

91

Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from the visitor centre

02:28h

9.78km

20m

4.6

92

Chasewater Country Park loop

01:32h

6.02km

20m

4.7

71

Sutton Park loop

02:13h

8.47km

60m