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Leicestershire Cycle Routes
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The county of Leicestershire is located in central England. The first use of the name Leicestershire was in the Domesday Book of the year 1087. The historically important Battle of Bosworth took place within the county in 1485, and was the last battle in which an English King was to lose a life. Leicestershire has a plentiful supply of cycle paths and routes located all around the county.
The county of Leicestershire is located in central England. The first use of the name Leicestershire was in the Domesday Book of the year 1087. The historically important Battle of Bosworth took place within the county in 1485, and was the last battle in which an English King was to lose a life. Leicestershire has a plentiful supply of cycle paths and routes located all around the county.
Recently added Leicestershire Cycle Routes
| Route Name | Start | Miles | Date Added |
| Loughborough Loop Cycle Route | Loughborough | 35.85 | 30/01/2012 |
| Fairly easy route, not too challenging with some busy roads... | |||
| Oadby South East Cycle Route | Oadby | 75.99 | 22/11/2011 |
| Starting in Oadby Leicester riding South East into northants... | |||
| Billeston Loop Cycle Route | London Road | 18.23 | 28/10/2011 |
| From London Road heading West South-west through the country... | |||
| Vale Belvoir Circuit Cycle Route | Orston | 34.33 | 03/10/2011 |
| An easy circuit on very quiet roads, with lots of places to ... | |||
| Stanton Under Bardon to Nottingham Cycle Route | Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire | 31.99 | 03/09/2011 |
| A linear route from the village of Stanton-under-Bardon (Bat... | |||
All Leicestershire Cycle Routes
| Route Name | Start | End | Duration | Miles |
| Ashby to Shackerstone Circular | Nottingham Road | Nottingham Road | 01:30 | 15.89 |
| Aylestone to Melton Mowbray | Saffron Lane, Aylestone | Dalby Rd, Melton Mowbray | 01:48 | 18.36 |
| Barrow Circular via Sutton Bonnington | Paudy Lane, Barrow Upon Soar | Paudy Lane, Barrow Upon Soar | 02:06 | 21.05 |
| Barwell to Sapcote Garden Centre Circuit | Chapel Street, Barwell (off A47) | Chapel Street, Barwell (off A47) | 00:42 | 7.98 |
| Barwell, Stoke Golding, Stapleton Circular | George Ward Centre, Car Park, Stanley St | Stanley St | 01:00 | 10.81 |
| Barwell, Stokegolding, Stapleton Circuit | High Street | High Street | 01:00 | 10.81 |
| Beacon Hill Loop | Ling Road | Loughborough | 01:30 | 15.18 |
| Beeby to Gaddesby Loop | Main Street, Beeby | Main Street, Beeby | 01:36 | 16.51 |
| Belvoir Cycle Loops | Main St, Stathern | Main St, Stathern | 01:42 | 16.63 |
| Billeston Loop | London Road | London Road | 01:48 | 18.23 |
| Birstall Circular via Easthorpe | Loughborough Road | Loughborough Road | 06:18 | 63.87 |
| Birstall Golf Club | Birstall Golf Club | Birstall Golf Club | 01:42 | 17.32 |
| Birstall to Nottingham Return | Birstall (A6) | Birstall (A6) | 06:54 | 69.81 |
| Birstall to Queniborough Via Asda | Birstall off Windmill Avenue | Birstall | 00:54 | 9.5 |
| Bosworth Battlefield Circular | Belper Arms | Belper Arms | 02:12 | 22.16 |
| Bottesford Station to Hose | Bottesford Railway Station | Home Pastures, Hose | 00:48 | 8.9 |
| Broughton Astley Circular via Dunton Bassett and Leire | Main St, Broughton Astley | Main St, Broughton Astley | 00:36 | 6.34 |
| Broughton Astley Loop via Willoughby Waterleys | Leicester Rd, Broughton Astley | Leicester Rd, Broughton Astley | 01:30 | 15.64 |
| Broughton Astley to Saddington Reservoir Circuit | Broughton Astley | Broughton Astley | 02:42 | 27.72 |
| Broughton Loop Via Fleckney and Kilby | Cosby Road, Broughton Astley | Cosby Road, Broughton Astley | 02:18 | 23.51 |
| Burbage to Magna Park | Library | Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth | 01:30 | 15.06 |
| Castle Donington Circular | Castle Donington | Castle Donington | 02:18 | 19.96 |
| Castle Donington Circular Via Eastwood | Castle Donington | Castle Donington | 03:06 | 31.01 |
| Castle Donington to Heanor | Station Road | Station Road | 03:00 | 30 |
| Cossington to Grantham and Melton Mowbray Loop | Main Street, Cossington | Main Street, Cossington | 05:48 | 58.55 |
| Countesthorpe Circular via Blaby | Bridle Path, Hospital Lane Junction | Bridle Path, Hospital Lane Junction | 01:00 | 10.38 |
| Countesthorpe To Husband Bosworth Round | Countesthorpe | Countesthorpe | 03:06 | 31.24 |
| Cropston Climber | Cropston Reservoir | Cropston Reservoir | 02:12 | 22.42 |
| Desford To Bradgate Park | Desford | Bradgate Park | 00:36 | 6.13 |
| Donington to Matlock and Back | Castle Donington | Matlock Bath | 04:54 | 49.89 |
| Donington to Nottingham | Donington | Nottingham | 01:12 | 12.85 |
| Enderby to Upper Broughton | Lubbesthorpe Way A563, Enderby | Station Road, Upper Broughton | 02:12 | 22.95 |
| Higham on the Hill Circular | The Fox | The Fox | 02:18 | 23.52 |
| Hinckley Barwell Loop | Stanley Street | Stanley Street | 01:00 | 10.81 |
| Hinckley Via Rocket to Bosworth and Back | Dodwells Road | Dodwells Road | 03:06 | 31.47 |
| Hose To Chilwell Nottingham | Hose, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire | Chilwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 01:54 | 19.5 |
| Hose To Grantham | Hose | Grantham | 01:36 | 16.38 |
| Kibworth to Rutland Loop | Leicester Road (A6), Kibworth | Leicester Road (A6), Kibworth | 04:00 | 40.46 |
| Kirby Muxloe to Bagworth Loop | Kirby Muxloe Library Car Park | Kirby Muxloe Library Car Park | 01:12 | 12.41 |
| Kirby Muxloe to Thorton | Kirby Muxloe Park | Thorton Reservoir | 00:36 | 6.96 |
| Leicester Runway | Victoria Park, Leicester | Victoria Park, Leicester | 01:06 | 11.52 |
| Leicester to Cambridge via Kettering | Leicester Rd, Knighton | Barton Rd A603, Cambridge | 09:18 | 93.59 |
| Leicester to Cardiff Part 1 | Vaughan Way, Leicester city | A48, Chepstow | 10:30 | 105.77 |
| Leicester to Cardiff Part 2 | A48, Chepstow | Central Link, Cardiff city | 02:42 | 27.61 |
| Leicester to North Kilworth Loop | Hinckley Road (A47) | Hinckley Road (A47) | 03:18 | 33.35 |
| Leicester to Nottingham | Birstall | Birstall | 06:00 | 60.64 |
| Leicester to Rutland Water Loop | Melton Road (B667), Thurmaston | Melton Road (B667), Thurmaston | 07:24 | 74.06 |
| Leicester to Saddington Loop | Hinckley Road (A47) | Hinckley Road (A47) | 02:30 | 25.47 |
| Leicester to St Asaph via Ibstock | Welford Rd, Wigston | Forest Rd, St Aspah | 04:30 | 45.76 |
| Leicester to Tinton on the Hill and Cropston Loop | Hinckley Road (A47) | Hinckley Road (A47) | 03:36 | 36.96 |
| Leicester to Walthamstow | Leicester | London | 10:06 | 101.58 |
| Lincoln to Leicester via Long Bennington | University of Lincoln | University of Leicester | 06:24 | 64.68 |
| Loughborough Circular via Ashby and Melbourne | Nottingham Road (A60) | Nottingham Road (A60) | 05:00 | 50.14 |
| Loughborough Loop | Loughborough | Loughborough | 03:30 | 35.85 |
| Loughborough Loop | Loughborough Market Square | Loughborough Market Square | 01:42 | 17.18 |
| Loughborough Loop via Ashbury de la Zouch | Oaklands Ave, Loughborough | Oaklands Ave, Loughborough | 02:24 | 24.13 |
| Loughborough Loop via Barrow and Nanpantan | Forest Road, Loughborough | Forest Road, Loughborough | 02:06 | 21.05 |
| Loughborough Loop Via Beacon Hill | Forest Road, Loughborough | Forest Road, Loughborough | 01:00 | 9.38 |
| Loughborough to Astwood Bank via Solihull | Forest Rd, Loughborough | High St, Astwood Bank, Redditch | 05:48 | 58.03 |
| Loughborough to Coleorton and Kegworth Loop | Ling Road (6004) | Ling Road (6004) | 03:18 | 33.23 |
| Loughborough to Coleorton Loop | Ling Road (A6004) | Ling Road (A6004) | 02:18 | 23.72 |
| Loughborough To Leicester | Loughborough (Epinal Way) | Leicester (Lancaster Sch) | 01:36 | 16.3 |
| Loughborough to Thornton Hilly Loop | Forest Road (B5350) | Forest Road (B5350) | 01:54 | 19.37 |
| Loughborough to Woodhouse Eaves Loop | Epinal Way (A6004) | Epinal Way (A6004) | 00:48 | 8.48 |
| Magna Park Lutterworth To Bardon | Magna Park | Bardon | 02:18 | 23.88 |
| Market Bosworth to Loughborough | Rectory Lane (B585), Market Bosworth | Forest Road (B5350), Loughborough | 01:24 | 14.99 |
| Market Harborough to Faringdon Via Witney | Faringdon Rd, Market Harborough | Coxwell Rd, Faringdon | 07:30 | 76.57 |
| Market Harborough to Leicester Loop | Market Harborough Quay, Leicester Road (B6047) | Market Harborough Quay, Leicester Road (B6047) | 04:18 | 43.07 |
| Medbourne Loop via Bringhurst and Church Langton | Ashley Rd, Medbourne | Ashley Rd, Medbourne | 02:06 | 21.19 |
| Melton Country Park to Scalford | Melton Country Park visitor centre | Melton Country Park visitor centre | 01:06 | 11.4 |
| Melton Mowbray Four Counties | Asfordby Hill | Asfordby Hill | 09:12 | 91.18 |
| Melton Mowbray Village Loop via Thrussington and Great Dalby | Asfordby Road | Asfordby Road | 01:54 | 19.78 |
| Melton to Melton The 40 | ab kettleby or hickling | ab kettleby or hickling | 04:54 | 49.09 |
| Nevill Holt Loop Via Saxby | Holt Rd, Nevill Holt | Holt Rd, Nevill Holt | 05:06 | 48.64 |
| Newton Burgoland Circular via Fenny Drayton and Bosworth | Main St | Main St | 02:12 | 22.75 |
| Nuneaton to Combe Fields Loop | Tennant Street | Tennant Street | 02:18 | 23.97 |
| Oadby South East | Oadby | Oadby | 07:30 | 75.99 |
| Oadby to Great Stetton Circuit | Harborough Road (A6), Oadby | Harborough Road (A6), Oadby | 00:42 | 7.42 |
| Ravenstone to Derby | Wash Lane, Ravenstone | Derwent St, Derby | 01:42 | 17.91 |
| Rugby Loop via Shawell and Yelvertoft | Central Park | Central Park | 02:30 | 25.38 |
| Saltby to Marston and Ingoldsby Loop | Saltby | Saltby | 05:00 | 50.48 |
| Saltby to Rutland Slingshot | Saltby | Saltby | 04:18 | 43.75 |
| Seagrave 15 Mile Time Trial | Seagrave, opposite Parkhill Golf Course | Old Gate Road, Thrussington | 01:30 | 15 |
| Shackestone 1 | Barlestone Road (B582) | Barlestone Road (B582) | 02:30 | 25.71 |
| Shenton and Sutton Cheney Circular | Whitemoors Carpark, Shenton | Whitemoors Carpark, Shenton | 00:36 | 6.28 |
| Shenton and Sutton Cheney Loop | White Lane car park, Shenton Lane | White Lane car park, Shenton Lane | 00:36 | 6.34 |
| Sileby to Melton Mowbray Loop | Sileby | Sileby | 03:12 | 32.85 |
| Snarestone Circular via Congerstone | The Odd House, Main Street, Snarestone | The Odd House, Main Street, Snarestone | 01:00 | 10.7 |
| Snarestone Globe Circular via Heather | The Globe, Main Street, Snarestone | The Globe, Main Street, Snarestone | 02:12 | 22.35 |
| Soar Valley to High Cross Loop | A563 | A563 | 02:00 | 20.74 |
| Soar Valley to Pitsford Water | Soar Valley Way | Pitsford Water, Northants | 02:48 | 28.11 |
| Soar Valley to Rutland Water | A563 | Normanton Car Park, Rutland Water | 03:00 | 30.02 |
| South Croxton Circular | Leicester Abbey | Leicester Abbey | 01:42 | 17.3 |
| Stanton Under Bardon to Nottingham | Stanton-under-Bardon, Leicestershire | Nottingham (Dunkirk) | 03:06 | 31.99 |
| Stoneygate Circular via Beaumont Chase and Tur Langton | Stoneygate | Stoneygate | 05:00 | 50.41 |
| Thringstone to Northampton | thringstone | Northampton | 04:36 | 46.54 |
| Thurlaston Circular via Hinckley | Desford Rd, Thurlaston | Desford Rd, Thurlaston | 02:00 | 20.39 |
| Thurlaston to Barlestone Loop | Desford Road, Thurlaston | Desford Road, Thurlaston | 02:00 | 20.68 |
| Thurmaston Circular via Melton Mowbray | Unicorn Street, Thurmaston, Leicester | Unicorn Street, Thurmaston, Leicester | 07:30 | 75.01 |
| Thurmaston Scouts 75 Miles | Scout Hq, Unicorn St | Scout Hq, Unicorn St | 07:24 | 74.89 |
| Thurmaston to Charnwood Circular | Mill Lane | Mill Lane | 02:30 | 25.71 |
| Vale Belvoir Circuit | Orston | Orston | 03:24 | 34.33 |
| Western Park to Thorton Circular | Western Park | Western Park | 02:30 | 25.31 |
| Whitwick to Barwell Loop | Vicarage Street, Whitwick | Vicarage Street, Whitwick | 04:42 | 47.95 |
| Whitwick to Copt Oak Hilly Loop | North Street, Whitwick | North Street, Whitwick | 01:06 | 11.25 |
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