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WALKING...CYCLING...HORSE RIDING

Horse Riding in Leicestershire

The Midshires Way

Horse Riding with Bosworth the Badger
The Midshires Way is a long distance bridleway and footpath across Middle England
It is approximately 225 miles long. It links the Ridgeway with the Trans-Pennine Way, thus opening up the possibilities of a long walk or ride along the length of England. The Leicestershire section is about 30 miles long.
For the most part, the Midshires Way follows public bridleways or quiet country lanes. Wherever possible on road sections, alternative footpath routes have been waymarked to assist walkers.

What information is available?

Map showing Midshires Way
The entire Midshire's Way pack (priced £3.50):
containing 9 leaflets covering all the whole route from Buckinghamshire through to Stockport.

The Leicestershire Section:Map showing the sections of the Midshires Way
To aid the user the Leicestershire section has been split into seven sections.  Each can be viewed on the following pages:
Section 1 - Northants boundary to Cranoe (4 miles)
Section 2 - Cranoe to Tugby (4.5 miles)
Section 3 - Tugby to Tilton on the Hill (4 miles)
Section 4 - Tilton on the Hill to Ashby Folville (7.5 miles)
Section 5 - Ashby Folvill to Brooksby (4 miles)
Section 6 - Brooksby to Shoby (3 miles)
Section 7 - Shoby to Nottinghamshire boundary (4 miles)
The maps are copyright of Leicestershire County Council.  They are drawn from aerial photographs.
The Leicestershire Section leaflet (priced 50p, FREE if requested on-line)
A leaflet containing maps and directional text for the entire Leicestershire section.
(Contact Access Officer     Tel. 0116 305 8160     Fax.0116 305 7965)

further information

Contact: Rights of Way Team,
footpaths@leics.gov.uk
0116 305 7083
Last Updated:
24 October 2007
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