Mining Heritage Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 137 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 156 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 96 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 : km 0 - alt. 153 m - Start on Belvoir Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left onto Belvoir Road
  3. 3 : km 1 - alt. 144 m - Keep left onto Thornborough Road
  4. 4 : km 1.03 - alt. 144 m - Enter roundabout
  5. 5 : km 1.25 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.52 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.53 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right onto Big Lane
  8. 8 : km 2.37 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Clink Lane
  9. 9 : km 2.42 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Spring Lane
  10. 10 : km 2.44 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Station Hill
  11. 11 : km 2.51 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.62 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.7 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.94 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 3.17 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left onto Limby Hall Lane
  16. 16 : km 3.22 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 3.39 - alt. 134 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 3.8 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto The Rowlands
  19. 19 : km 3.85 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Moor Lane
  20. 20 : km 3.99 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto The Moor
  21. 21 : km 4.03 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Pitt Lane
  22. 22 : km 4.16 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 4.37 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 4.43 - alt. 132 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 4.61 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 4.63 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 4.91 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashby Road
  28. 28 : km 5.12 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 5.13 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.31 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 5.38 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 5.4 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 5.76 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 5.76 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.19 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right onto Lower Moor Road
  36. 36 : km 6.32 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 6.58 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Stoney Lane
  38. 38 : km 6.65 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 6.91 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right onto Bakewells Lane
  40. 40 : km 7.02 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Loughborough Road, A512
  41. 41 : km 7.41 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 7.48 - alt. 134 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 7.56 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 7.8 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.12 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.13 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 47 : km 8.44 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 8.49 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.87 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto St. George's Hill
  50. 50 : km 8.9 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 9.17 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 9.4 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Jeffcoats Lane
  53. 53 : km 9.65 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Church Hill
  54. 54 : km 10.35 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp right onto Redhill Lane
  55. 55 : km 10.78 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 11.07 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 11.32 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 11.34 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 12.66 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Spring Lane
  60. 60 : km 13.04 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Thornborough Road
  61. 61 : km 13.05 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Bridle Road
  62. 62 : km 13.44 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Bosworth Trail
  63. 63 : km 13.56 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight right onto Bosworth Trail
  64. E : km 14.63 - alt. 134 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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