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Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

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Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

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Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

02:08

8.25km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.23 km

Featherbed Lane Bridle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

A great place to hit the trails to the North of Ashby - you can walk for miles without having to use a road e.g. to the Calke Estate or …

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2.31 km

Old Parks Farm (The National Forest)

Highlight • Natural

Just up Featherbed lane - nice spot for dog walking and maybe some cyclocross riding

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6.40 km

Gilwiskaw Brook

Highlight • River

6.62 km

Hood Park

Highlight • Settlement

Leisure Centre, Swimming Pools (indoor and outdoor), Skate park, Play Park and Football pitches

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7.23 km

The Loudoun Monument

Highlight • Monument

The memorial is to Edith, Lady Maud Hastings, Countess of Loudoun, a member of the ancient Hastings family who had been important in this area for centuries. As a sort …

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7.77 km

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

Highlight • Castle

An imposing royalist stronghold. Now ruins. open 10am -4pm most days. English Heritage

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7.80 km

St Helen's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

There was a church in the town in the 11th century, but the core of the present building mainly dates from work started in 1474, when the church was rebuilt …

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8.25 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.25 km

1.84 km

1.83 km

1.30 km

Surfaces

2.66 km

2.10 km

1.48 km

1.28 km

418 m

186 m

Elevation

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Friday 8 May

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Ashby de la Zouch Castle – St Helen's Church loop from Ashby de la Zouch

Featherbed Lane Bridle Path

Old Parks Farm (The National Forest)

Gilwiskaw Brook

Hood Park

The Loudoun Monument

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

St Helen's Church

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