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Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

prash30 planned a bike ride

June 7, 2021

Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

Moderate

02:23

41.3km

17.3km/h

130m

130m

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Overview

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.1 km for 69 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

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1

2.60 km

Bridge Over the River Soar

Highlight • Bridge

The footbridge crossing the River Soar weir is on the "Purple route" around Watermead Country Park, a beautiful loop of hard surfaced path, with a network of lakes on one side and the Grand Union Canal on the other.

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2

3.13 km

Watermead Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice place for a ride

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3

4.90 km

Watermead Weir and Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

4

8.95 km

Stone Bridge in Abbey Park

Highlight • Historical Site

With the River Soar flowing through its centre, Abbey Park is a lovely place to relax in the city. The park was opened in 1882 and has since become a …

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5

25.7 km

Great Central Way

Highlight • Cycleway

very good straight cycleway into Leicester

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6

30.4 km

Friars Mill

Highlight • Monument

Friars Mill gets its name from the site which had been a Dominican Priory (the Black Friars). The main surviving building of a cluster of early industrial buildings, Friars Mill, dates from around 1794.

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7

31.4 km

Aylestone Meadows Canal Street Art

Highlight • Structure

Lots of artwork to checkout. Some very low bridges too so be careful.

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8

40.1 km

John Merrick Lake

Highlight • Lake

B

41.3 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.1 km

5.36 km

3.49 km

997 m

300 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.9 km

11.3 km

1.09 km

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