Shaw Forest Walks & Route Maps

This short, easy-going route explores the green spaces of Shaw Forest Park, offering a relaxed stroll on solid, well-surfaced paths.

It’s a gentle circuit through young woodland and open parkland, with a calm, family-friendly feel that suits a wide range of walkers and wheels alike.

This second short route at Shaw Forest Park stretches the legs a little further, heading deeper into the young woodland at the southern end of the park.

It’s still a compact outing, but with a touch more distance and a slightly wilder feel underfoot. The less formal paths add a bit of variety, and the mix of open spaces and woodland makes this a pleasant small adventure at any time of year.

This longest route from Shaw Forest Park turns a simple park stroll into a more substantial outing, following the green corridors of the Shaw Linear Parklands that weave their way through this residential area of Swindon.

First the paths wind through the young woodland of the forest park, before the route stretches out across the linked park spaces around the Prinnels, Middleleaze and Shaw.

Later, the walk passes the waters of Peatmoor Lagoon, adding a pleasant change of scenery, before looping back through the parklands.

With mostly solid paths throughout, it’s a relaxed long walk that suits a gentle bike ride or a steady few hours on foot, with places to stop for refreshments along the way.

Refreshments:

Brookhouse Farm, Middleleaze

Village Inn, Shaw