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Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

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Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

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April 2, 2022

Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

Moderate

02:36

44.2km

17.0km/h

140m

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

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.4 km for 391 m

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3.63 km

Leicester Windsurfing & SUP Club Mural at King Lear Lake

Highlight • Lake

Leicester Windsurfing & SUP club show how to make a storage container look beautiful!

Located at King's Lear lake.

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3.97 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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4.41 km

Iron Age-Inspired Sculptures at Watermead Country Park

Highlight • Structure

One of a number of sculptures inspired by the discovery of mammoth, bison and deer bones discovered in the gravel workings.

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4.50 km

Watermead Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice place for a ride

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8.56 km

Mural at New Bridge Underpass

Highlight • Structure

Fantastic bridge artwork near the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre.

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10.9 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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17.4 km

Great Central Way

Highlight • Cycleway

very good straight cycleway into Leicester

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32.3 km

Friars Mill

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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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44.2 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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33.3 km

5.57 km

3.83 km

799 m

668 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.1 km

13.0 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

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Watermead – Great Central Way Loop from Syston

Leicester Windsurfing & SUP Club Mural at King Lear Lake

Bridge Over the River Soar

Iron Age-Inspired Sculptures at Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park

Mural at New Bridge Underpass

Stone Bridge in Abbey Park

Great Central Way

Friars Mill

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