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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

02:35

9.84km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Parking

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271 m

Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Forest

great use of an old open cast coal mine. There is a parking charge, though🙄, but there are toilets and normally a mobile coffee shop, plenty of walks around several lakes

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Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sence Valley Forest Park is a significant area of woodland planting which has transformed the former opencast coal mining site, in north-west Leicestershire, into a haven for wildlife and visitors. …

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5.09 km

Ludlam's Wood

Forest

9.22 km

Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Lake

Sence Valley Forestry Park, part of the National Forest. A good start point for a walk. There are short walks round the lake and through the woods, this is also …

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9.84 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.74 km

1.37 km

486 m

174 m

Surfaces

4.39 km

2.17 km

1.37 km

1.14 km

486 m

149 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

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Comments

May 11, 2024,Queen Elizabeth wood, Heather and Sence park loop.

Will not be considering doing this walk again. It's ok in Queen Elizabeth Wood and Sence park, but besides that, a lot of open fields that have been ploughed within a foot of the hedge row and signs that have "disappeared" 🤔, although the site of 3 Hare's made it worth it.

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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

Sence Valley Forest Park

Sence Valley Forest Park

Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

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