Forest Explorer Running Group on WalkJogRun
Running Routes for this Group
Lodge Pond Trail
A more ‘off-road’ trail to Lodge pond. Muddy in places but very beautiful.
Easy Access Trail
Suitable for wheelchair and pushchair users, this trail takes you through a variety of woodland and has an optional shortcut.
Callywith Wood Walk
This is a stroll on a good track with gradual slopes that skirts the Callywith Wood Wildlife Research Area. Within this special area we are carrying out a long term research project to help conserve the Dormouse. About halfway round the walk you arrive at a viewpoint where you can see up the valley of Cardinham Water to its source on Bodmin Moor.
Wheat Glynn Walk
Short and strenuous. This is a short loop starting from Lady Vale Bridge leading up to the old lead and silver mine of Wheal Glynn. The old engine house and chimney can still be seen amongst the trees. As you walk through some of the tallest trees in Cardinham Woods the ascent is steep, but the reward is a leisurely descent with wonderful views out over the forest.
Lady Vale Walk
Easy.This is an easy-access route, so you should have no trouble enjoying it with wheelchairs or pushchairs. The track follows the river upstream to Lady Vale Bridge, which takes its name from The Chapel of Our Lady that stood beside the river during the 12th century.
Lidcutt Valley Walk-without hill
This is a long loop leading off the Lady Vale walk for those who wish to stretch their legs. There is one steep section as you climb up the valley side, but you are rewarded by views over the forest and a well deserved rest at the Scots Pine picnic area.
Lidcutt Valley Walk
This is a long loop leading off the Lady Vale walk for those who wish to stretch their legs. There is one steep section as you climb up the valley side, but you are rewarded by views over the forest and a well deserved rest at the Scots Pine picnic area.
Phoenix Trail
These trails are named after the recovery from the great storm of 1987. Both trails start from the car park. There are shortcuts for the two trails (denoted by white waymarkers) so you can adapt the trails to suit your needs. The longest trail takes you through conifer plantations, heathland and wetland areas. Each walk allows you to see the unique flora and fauna of the Sandlings.
UFO Trail
For more information, pick up a UFO Trail leflet from the forest centre.
Short Trail- cycling
This trail has a short-cut (indicated by white waymarkers) allowing you to halve your ride.
Daisy's Walk
This trail can be found on the northern side of the B1084, a short distance from the entrance to the forest centre. Daisy’s walk takes you through ancient oak trees, into the Butley River valley and a wetland area where common sedge, water mint and alder abound. Further on you’ll reach an oak grove followed by heathland and Corsican pine. The walk is named after Daisy Miller who lived for many years at Spratt Street at the western edge of the forest. She began working in the forest as a girl during the second World War, and continued to work for the Forestry Commission until her retirement in 1981. She received the British Empire Medal in 1980.
Sneverdale Rigg Rabbit Run
Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, UK
Starts at Dalby Visitor Centre. A pleasant walk from the visitor centr with the chance that you may see dceer at the viewpoint. The walk takes you past a 'rabbit type', an important part of the history of the Dalby area when rabbits were farmed for fur. Some steep slopes.