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

Last updated: October 16, 2025

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18.3 km

Lagoon 4 Track

Highlight • Cycleway

Car free track. Great when riding with your kids

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23.0 km

The Horse and Jockey Pub

Highlight • Rest Area

Decent amount of out door seating and loads of bike parking space.

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27.2 km

Rutland Water Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great family riding, gravel tracks and tarmac. Family friendly.

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29.4 km

Picturesque route around the Water, which is traffic-free and safe for children. The impact of all those cars travelling to car the parks, with bikes on board, make the approaching lanes busy for cyclists at times.

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30.9 km

Normanton Church

Highlight • Religious Site

This iconic church is Rutland's most famous landmark. It was saved from the water and is now open for guided tours that recount the history of this beautiful building and …

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31.1 km

Normanton Church

Highlight • Lake

An iconic and unusual Rutland landmark. Saved from demolition in the 1970's following public protest, the church now seems to float when the lake is full, at other times it …

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33.6 km

Rutland Water Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

The dam at the east end of Rutland Water has a good flat straight section of cycle trip with views over the reservoir and nearby Empingham.

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34.4 km

Great Tower sculpture at Rutland Water

Highlight • Structure

In the second half of 1979 the International Arts Foundation commissioned the sculptor Alexander to produce a large-scale sculpture for Rutland Water. The cost was £50,000 and the site chosen …

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37.8 km

Barnsdale Wood

Forest

43.5 km

Limekiln Spinney

Forest

53.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.7 km

11.5 km

7.44 km

3.19 km

1.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

7.75 km

4.86 km

3.90 km

966 m

Elevation

Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Lagoon 4 Track

The Horse and Jockey Pub

Rutland Water Nature Reserve

Rutland Water Cycle Path

Normanton Church

Normanton Church

Rutland Water Dam

Great Tower sculpture at Rutland Water

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