Heart of England · base 4: Rutland Water & Rockingham Forest
4C Dales Wood trail, Fineshade
Circular, from the top of the Fineshade Wood car park (NN17 3BB). Follow the purple markers.
4.2 kmon our map
70 m+of climbing, at least
60 to 90 minutesModerate
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Woodland trail. It passes the wildlife hide, where Forestry England says you can watch birds on the feeders and deer.
Official figure: 3 miles (4.8 km), 60 to 90 minutes, purple markers (Forestry England). Source: forestryengland.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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