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The Major Oak – Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

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The Major Oak – Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

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The Major Oak – Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

02:05

19.0km

160m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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174 m

St Mary's Church, Edwinstowe

Highlight • Historical Site

The historic village at the heart of all things Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe is an ideal base if you are planning on rambling in the footsteps of some famous merry men. …

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656 m

Robin Hood and Little John Statue

Highlight • Monument

The fight between Robin Hood and Kleine Jan is beautifully portrayed here.

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768 m

Bronze Sculptures in Sherwood Forest

Highlight • Monument

Ignore the other highlight set as visitors centre this has been removed

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1.47 km

The Major Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Located in the heart of Sherwood Forest, this oak is said to have been the shelter of Robin Hood and his merry men. Voted 'England's Tree of the Year' in …

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2.46 km

Sherwood Forest NNR

Nature Reserve

4.22 km

Centre Tree, Sherwood Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Reputed to be the tree at the very heart of the ancient Sherwood Forest, which in its pomp stretched from Nottingham to Worksop. Marking this spot is an oak of …

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13.6 km

Budby Waterworks Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Looks better than it smells

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13.6 km

The River Meden is a river in Nottinghamshire, England. Its source lies just north of Huthwaite, near the Derbyshire border, and from there it flows north east through Pleasley and Warsop before merging temporarily with the River Maun near Bothamsall.

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15.6 km

Ladysmith Plantation

Forest

16.9 km

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 'Medusa Oak' is a Sherwood Forest icon, 'she' lives on the northern edge of Birklands forest in the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
Unlike some of the other trees …

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19.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

2.63 km

2.22 km

388 m

255 m

236 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.68 km

3.57 km

2.79 km

1.58 km

712 m

657 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

29°C

18°C

43 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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The Major Oak – Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest) loop from Sherwood Forest NNR

St Mary's Church, Edwinstowe

Robin Hood and Little John Statue

Bronze Sculptures in Sherwood Forest

The Major Oak

Centre Tree, Sherwood Forest

Budby Waterworks Reservoir

River Meden

Medusa Oak (Sherwood Forest)

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