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Bradgate Park Visitor Centre – John Merrick's Lake loop from Leicester

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Bradgate Park Visitor Centre – John Merrick's Lake loop from Leicester

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Bradgate Park Visitor Centre – John Merrick's Lake loop from Leicester

03:24

56.1km

380m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 20.0 km for 94 m

After 22.6 km for 87 m

After 24.3 km for 138 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.75 km

Aylestone Meadows

Nature Reserve

5.68 km

Canal Path Near Syston

Highlight • Cycleway

5.82 km

Path Beside the Pond

Highlight • Trail

head to the new everrads brewery pick up the trail from there good ride canal track bit tight in spots but well worth the ride

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20.6 km

Burroughs Wood

Forest

23.3 km

Martinshaw Wood

Forest

30.4 km

Bradgate Park Visitor Centre

Highlight • Viewpoint

Close to the Cropston end of the park this has everything you will need, visitor centre packed full of history, toilets, a cafe (which is brilliant) alongside the dry-stone wall …

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33.0 km

Swithland Wood

Highlight • Forest

Swithland Wood is a small remnant of the original Charnwood Forest managed by part of the Bradgate Estate. As a small chunk of ancient woodland, Swithland consists of mature oak, …

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45.1 km

Hope & Anchor Pub

Highlight • Restaurant

Brilliant food, large portions, can be really busy, but after a walk around the Watermead its a great place to refuel.

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45.5 km

John Merrick's Lake

Highlight • Natural

John Merrick's Lake is on the "Red Route", a loop of hard surfaced paths around the northernmost lake in Watermead Country Park.

John Merricks, was a silver Olympic medallist who …

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46.2 km

Grand Union Canal – Bridge 48 and Weir

Highlight • Bridge

The canal links up to the river soar and is a great place to hire canoes/kayaks and take a trip towards loughborough. A few riverside pubs with great food.

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46.7 km

King Lear's Lake

Lake

48.3 km

Birstall Bike Track

Highlight • MTB Park

A track for everyone. It's got small bumps, big bumps, and everything in between.

The main track is for MTBs and dirt jumpers, but there's an outside CX line that's …

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56.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

18.2 km

8.31 km

6.55 km

1.25 km

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.4 km

8.91 km

3.93 km

2.81 km

1.22 km

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

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Bradgate Park Visitor Centre – John Merrick's Lake loop from Leicester

Canal Path Near Syston

Path Beside the Pond

Bradgate Park Visitor Centre

Swithland Wood

Hope & Anchor Pub

John Merrick's Lake

Grand Union Canal – Bridge 48 and Weir

Birstall Bike Track

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