Leicester Loop 18 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 112 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 110 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 87 m
  2. 1 : km 1.29 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Palmerston Way, A563
  3. 2 : km 2.6 - alt. 79 m - Keep right onto Asquith Way, A563
  4. 3 : km 2.63 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Attlee Way, A563
  5. 4 : km 3.05 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 3.06 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  7. 6 : km 3.07 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Southfields Drive
  8. 7 : km 3.21 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Southfields Drive
  9. 8 : km 3.43 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 3.44 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left
  11. 10 : km 3.5 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 3.6 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : km 3.67 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 4.45 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 4.77 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  16. 15 : km 6.31 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 6.56 - alt. 64 m - Keep left onto Soar Valley Way, A563
  18. 17 : km 6.58 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Everard's Roundabout, A563
  19. 18 : km 6.8 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Lubbesthorpe Way, A563
  20. 19 : km 7.23 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Lubbesthorpe Way, A563
  21. 20 : km 7.31 - alt. 69 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lubbesthorpe Way, A563
  22. 21 : km 8.36 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Lubbesthorpe Way, A563
  23. 22 : km 10.56 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Braunstone Way, A563
  24. 23 : km 10.63 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto New Parks Way, A563
  25. 24 : km 10.95 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A563
  26. 25 : km 11.94 - alt. 92 m - Keep left onto A563
  27. 26 : km 12.03 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto New Parks Way, A563
  28. 27 : km 12.54 - alt. 94 m - Keep left onto New Parks Way, A563
  29. 28 : km 13.16 - alt. 91 m - Keep left onto New Parks Way, A563
  30. 29 : km 13.21 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 13.22 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 13.35 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 13.36 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Glenfrith Way, A563
  34. 33 : km 13.56 - alt. 92 m - Keep left onto Glenfrith Way, A563
  35. 34 : km 13.92 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 13.92 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 13.93 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 13.96 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 13.98 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left onto Glenfrith Close
  40. 39 : km 13.99 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 14.01 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 14.04 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 42 : km 14.05 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Hallgate Drive
  44. 43 : km 14.06 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Glenfrith Way, A563
  45. 44 : km 14.3 - alt. 95 m - Keep right onto Glenfrith Way, A563
  46. 45 : km 14.37 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Krefeld Way, A563
  47. 46 : km 14.72 - alt. 95 m - Keep left onto Krefeld Way, A563
  48. 47 : km 14.8 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Krefeld Way, A563
  49. 48 : km 15.78 - alt. 92 m - Keep right onto Krefeld Way
  50. 49 : km 15.9 - alt. 91 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Red Hill Way, A563
  51. 50 : km 16.79 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Red Hill Way, A563
  52. 51 : km 17.03 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Red Hill Way, A563
  53. 52 : km 17.79 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Red Hill Way, A563
  54. 53 : km 18.99 - alt. 51 m - Keep right onto Watermead Way, A563
  55. 54 : km 20.45 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Troon Way, A563
  56. 55 : km 20.49 - alt. 56 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Thurmaston Lane, A563
  57. 56 : km 21.27 - alt. 80 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Hamilton Way, A563
  58. 57 : km 21.37 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 21.38 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 21.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 21.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  62. 61 : km 21.54 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Victoria Road East, A6030
  63. 62 : km 22.7 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 22.72 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 22.75 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Gipsy Lane
  66. 65 : km 22.81 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 23.16 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Braybrooke Road
  68. 67 : km 23.23 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Victoria Road East, A6030
  69. 68 : km 23.42 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Victoria Road East, A6030
  70. 69 : km 23.45 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Victoria Road East, A6030
  71. 70 : km 23.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 23.57 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Tailby Avenue
  73. 72 : km 26.37 - alt. 95 m - Keep right onto Wakerley Road, A6030
  74. 73 : km 27 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gartree Road, A6030
  75. 74 : km 27.79 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 27.85 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto London Road, A6
  77. 76 : km 28.72 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Shanklin Drive
  78. 77 : km 28.73 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto London Road, A6
  79. 78 : km 28.79 - alt. 86 m - Keep left onto London Road, A6
  80. 79 : km 29.02 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Leicester Road, A6
  81. 80 : km 29.09 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  82. 81 : km 29.1 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Leicester Road, A6
  83. S/E : km 29.11 - alt. 87 m

Useful Information

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