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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Gloucestershire
Forest Of Dean
Lydney

Launch Pad Downhill Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Lydney

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South West England
Gloucestershire
Forest Of Dean
Lydney

Launch Pad Downhill Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Lydney

Hard

41

riders

Launch Pad Downhill Trail – Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean loop from Lydney

04:31

53.9km

800m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

23.8 km

Mallards Pike Lake Café

Highlight • Cafe

Brilliant lakeside cafe at Mallards Pike where you'll find some brilliant walking and MTB trails nearby.

I'd highly recommend the hot chocolates after a filthy, wet and cold ride!

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27.3 km

Forest of Dean

Forest

3

31.7 km

Forest of Dean Family Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

There's a very gentle incline here following the family trail, along the nice and wide cycleway.

There are some short adjacent blue-marked trails for the youngsters to enjoy in a series of skills sections.

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4

34.4 km

Cannop Cycle Centre Family Skills Area

Highlight • Forest

Great place to ride

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5

34.6 km

Pedalabikeaway Café & Bike Shop

Highlight • Cycleway

Great bike shop and cafe. Super yummy food and good coffee. What more could you want? There is an outside cafe that serves pizza and coffee to go in the …

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6

37.4 km

Launch Pad Downhill Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Great flowy trail but can get really fast! Also keep eyes open for riders joining the trail part way down who want to session parts.

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7

39.2 km

Colliers Trail, Forest of Dean

Highlight • Forest

A quite stunning trail for all abilities and contraptions. The trail is excellently maintained, with lots of little off-cuts for skills testing. Perfect for little ones to have a protected, …

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8

40.8 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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46.2 km

Oakenhill Wood

Forest

B

53.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.1 km

6.79 km

6.36 km

2.68 km

2.46 km

462 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

13.9 km

8.83 km

6.70 km

5.05 km

1.04 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Friday 8 May

19°C

7°C

17 %

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