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WALKING...CYCLING...HORSE RIDING |
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Leicestershire Round Price: £5 This 100 mile circular walk around the county encompasses many delights the Leicestershire countryside has to offer. The guide book has been arranged in sections, focusing on villages as stopping points. This means the route can easily be completed as a series of shorter walks, and of course is very handy when needing waterholes and resting places.
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Midshires Way Price for whole pack: £3.50 (This includes walks in 5 counties) Leaflet for just the Leicestershire section: Price: 50p Since its opening in 1994, The Midshire's Way has become a popular long distance walking and riding route stretching some 225 miles across Middle England. From South to North, it crosses 5 counties: Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Derbyshire, and the Peak District National Park, before reaching the Pennines near Stockport. The Leicestershire section runs from the Northants boundary via Cranoe, Tugby, Tilton on the Hill, Ashby Folville, Brooksby, Shoby and Old Dalby to the Notts boundary.
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Jubilee Way The Jubilee Way opened in 1977; to mark The Queen's Silver Jubilee. This walk totalling 20 miles starts at Burrough Hill in the south, (linking with the Leicestershire Round) and travels north to beyond Belvoir (where it meets the Viking Way). In addition to the bold yellow topped waymarker posts, the way is marked with the special Jubilee Way symbol. |
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Mowbray Way FREE This 8¾ miles linear walk starts at Scalford and heads east across open countryside, via small villages to eventually meet Buckminster. The route links the long distance paths of the Jubilee Way (from Burrough on the Hill to Woolsthorpe by Belvoir) and the Viking Way (from the Humber to Oakham, Rutland through Lincolnshire). |
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Ivanhoe Way Price: £1 The Ivanhoe Way is a 35 mile walk around the north west of the county. The route is split up into 7 short sections, therefore making it easy to walk as a series of short strolls. As 4.5 miles of the route links with Section 10 of the Leicestershire Round, you can say you have walked both! |
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Ambion Way Free A 9½mile walk through woodland, across farmland and along the towpath of the Ashby Canal. If you are looking for quiet relaxing enjoyment of the Leicestershire countryside, this walk will suit you |
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Geological Walks Price: 50p Six trails (mostly circular) through the beautiful landscape of Charnwood Forest. The leaflet gives interesting information about the geological feature along the way. |
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Walks Around...series Price: 50p each A series of leaflets highlighting attractive circular walks: Ashby de la Zouch- 4 walks, Foxton - 3 walks, Staunton Harold - 4 walks |
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Walking Through Time
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Staunton Harold |
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Viking Way The Viking Way is a long distance footpath from the River Humber, through Lincolnshire and past Rutland Water to Oakham, a total of 235km (147 miles). The route follows the Sewstern Drift, an ancient trackway which forms much of the boundary between Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. Established in 1976, the route is way-marked throughout its length with a Viking helmet. A guidebook is available for £2.50 (inc. p&p) per copy from: Lincolnshire County Council, Highways & Planning Directorate, City Hall, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln, LN1 1DN, For order enquiries please telephone 01522 782070 or fax 01522 553149
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Contact: Rights of Way Team, footpaths@leics.gov.uk 0116 305 7083 |
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Last Updated: 24 October 2007 |
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