This is a cue sheet for the Retford & Clumber Loops. Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Retford, Hallcroft estate. | Start at entrance to Hallcroft Fisheries. Follow track towards river, turn left before gates, go through a metal gate so river is on your right. | ENE | 50° | 7m |
| 0.34km | 0.34km | Along River Idle. | Metal gates. Follow the course of the river, can be muddy, flat. | NNW | 323° | 14m |
| 2.33km | 2km | Ash Lagoons. | Pass over a conveyor belt line via bridge, then continue on. | NNE | 5° | 11m |
| 4.35km | 2.02km | Cross over a conveyor belt via bridge, on the other side pass over a style, then turn right over river, turn left. | ESE | 99° | 11m | |
| 7.22km | 2.87km | Cross bridge, then veer left after small drop onto a wide sandy lane. | WSW | 235° | 8m | |
| 9.58km | 2.36km | Lound. | Turn left go past Blue Bell pub to x-roads. | SSW | 190° | 15m |
| 9.8km | 0.22km | Turn right. | WNW | 277° | 16m | |
| 10.38km | 0.59km | Continue along road, straight across, (may be some traffic). | WNW | 287° | 18m | |
| 12.14km | 1.76km | Daneshill Road. | Along this road on your left is Daneshill Water, there is a path that goes right around the lake, (not shown here). | WNW | 279° | 0m |
| 13.38km | 1.24km | Torworth. | Busy road. | W | 251° | 19m |
| 14.85km | 1.47km | Busy road. | W | 260° | 24m | |
| 14.88km | 0.03km | Straight over road along farm track. | WSW | 240° | 24m | |
| 15.8km | 0.92km | Turn left onto grass farm track. | SE | 123° | 36m | |
| 17.5km | 1.69km | Rejoin road for 200m. | E | 84° | 17m | |
| 17.69km | 0.19km | Barnby Moor. | Turn right past Blue Bell Pub. Busy road. | SSE | 145° | 21m |
| 19.44km | 1.76km | Chesterfield Canal | Turn left at canal bridge, follow towpath. | SE | 122° | 24m |
| 19.8km | 0.36km | This is a canal barge mooring and service area, (no shops). There are a set of locks. | E | 79° | 40m | |
| 20.43km | 0.63km | Set of locks. | SE | 119° | 20m | |
| 20.88km | 0.45km | Set of locks. | SSE | 145° | 21m | |
| 21.73km | 0.85km | This is a small wooded area beside canal and bridge. Turn left through wood to road, turn right over bridge, (quiet road). | W | 270° | 18m | |
| 21.76km | 0.03km | Turn left over bridge, then left again along canal path. | S | 173° | 18m | |
| 22.74km | 0.98km | Babworth. | Following road, you will pass farm yard and buildings, Babworth football pitch. | S | 174° | 35m |
| 23.44km | 0.71km | Cross straight over very busy road. | SSE | 155° | 22m | |
| 25.14km | 1.7km | Babworth Kennels adjacent to crossing. | WSW | 226° | 34m | |
| 27.87km | 2.73km | Cross over A1, (extremely busy). All this area is under construction due to rerouting of A1. | WSW | 238° | 47m | |
| 27.99km | 0.12km | A quiet lane leading to main entrance of Clumber Park, Apleyhead Lodge. Please ignore the local artificial fauna & flora. | WSW | 243° | 64m | |
| 28.49km | 0.5km | Main entrance to Clumber Park. | There is a small portacabin cafe here, used by cyclists, friendly. | W | 254° | 66m |
| 29.02km | 0.53km | Apleyhead Lodge Entrance. | From here you can cycle at leisure around park, tracks too numerous to show. This will show a road route to lake, which then becomes a cycle path around the lake. | W | 254° | 51m |
| 30.34km | 1.32km | Lime Tree Avenue. | SSE | 146° | 55m | |
| 31.52km | 1.18km | Turn right and follow steep sweeping downhill to a small carpark beside lake, watch out for cars coming uphill. | W | 258° | 55m | |
| 31.84km | 0.32km | Carpark | SSE | 137° | 48m | |
| 32.26km | 0.41km | Toilets | SE | 126° | 39m | |
| 32.33km | 0.07km | Follow marked route around lake, crossing weir via a footbridge at this point. | SSW | 188° | 35m | |
| 34.43km | 2.11km | Carpark. | SW | 218° | 41m | |
| 34.66km | 0.23km | Turn right over ornamental bridge, then right after bridge back onto the cycle path. | WNW | 285° | 45m | |
| 35.16km | 0.5km | You will come out onto the road near a barrier across road, no traffic. | E | 84° | 44m | |
| 35.63km | 0.47km | Cafe & toilets. | WNW | 277° | 41m | |
| 35.8km | 0.17km | Cycle hire. | NE | 41° | 49m | |
| 36km | 0.2km | Continue back onto cycle path (posted), follow to two stone pillars marking an entrance. | ENE | 65° | 50m | |
| 36.8km | 0.8km | Stone pillars, turn right along fence line. | ENE | 63° | 56m | |
| 37.72km | 0.92km | Rejoin road, (quiet). | E | 76° | 41m | |
| 37.78km | 0.06km | Return via the way you came in, or follow cycle route back to Apleyhead Lodge. | SSE | 137° | 48m | |
| 38.29km | 0.52km | Turn left at toilets through to carpark | NNW | 348° | 35m | |
| 38.47km | 0.17km | Quiet road. | NNW | 337° | 38m | |
| 38.62km | 0.15km | Turn right beside some houses, signed cycle route. | ENE | 52° | 45m | |
| 40.89km | 2.27km | Returned to Lime Tree Avenue, turn right follow route via the way in back to the canal bridge. | E | 73° | 51m | |
| 49.5km | 8.61km | Gate across path. | ESE | 106° | 22m | |
| 49.9km | 0.4km | Pass under foot bridge(not shown)past cemetry. | SE | 120° | 25m | |
| 50.52km | 0.62km | Gate across path. Pass under road bridge, right again up steps to road(busy). | SE | 118° | 22m | |
| 50.93km | 0.41km | Take 2nd exit off roundabout(busy). | NNE | 10° | 23m | |
| 51.01km | 0.08km | Follow this road all the way, over speedhumps back to start. | NNW | 349° | 22m | |
| 52.74km | 1.73km | The End. | NNW | 318° | 7m | |