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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 |
| Broughton Astley to Saddington Reservoir Circuit Cycle Route | Broughton Astley | 27.72 | 27/08/2010 |
| This is a road route, mainly on country roads, but with a sm... | |||
| Leicester to North Kilworth Loop Cycle Route | Hinckley Road (A47) | 33.35 | 30/07/2010 |
| This is a very nice road route, out to the south of Leiceste... | |||
| Leicester to Saddington Loop Cycle Route | Hinckley Road (A47) | 25.47 | 30/07/2010 |
| This is quite an easy, mainly flat road route, on a mix of A... | |||
| Leicester to Tinton on the Hill and Cropston Loop Cycle Route | Hinckley Road (A47) | 36.96 | 30/07/2010 |
| This is a nice road route, on a mix of A, B and country road... | |||
| Whitwick to Barwell Loop Cycle Route | Vicarage Street, Whitwick | 47.95 | 26/07/2010 |
| From the start in Whitwick there is a steep climb, which the... | |||
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 |
| Beacon Hill Loop | Ling Road | Loughborough | 01:30 | 15.18 |
| Belvoir Cycle Loops | Main St, Stathern | Main St, Stathern | 01:42 | 16.63 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Loughborough Circular via Ashby and Melbourne | Nottingham Road (A60) | Nottingham Road (A60) | 05:00 | 50.14 |
| 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 |
| Nevill Holt Loop Via Saxby | Holt Rd, Nevill Holt | Holt Rd, Nevill Holt | 05:06 | 48.64 |
| Nuneaton to Combe Fields Loop | Tennant Street | Tennant Street | 02:18 | 23.97 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Latest posts in Leicestershire forum
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