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Belvoir Castle – Belvoir Hilltop Road loop from Loughborough

Belvoir Castle – Belvoir Hilltop Road loop from Loughborough

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5.0

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174

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Belvoir Castle – Belvoir Hilltop Road loop from Loughborough

03:08

78.1km

430m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.30 km

Café With View of Public Square

Highlight • Cafe

7.27 km

Love & Piste Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Great pit stop for coffee and cake. Loads of outdoor seating with some covered areas with blankets and heater. No indoor seating inside shop and cafe.

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41.1 km

The Fuel Tank Café at Belvoir Castle

Highlight • Restaurant

Nice cafe/restaurant at Belvoir castle. Plenty of bike parking feels fairly safe on a busy day but may want to bring a cafe lock on a quieter day as the bikes aren't visible from inside. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating with smaller and large tables suitable for most group sizes. Can be very busy with cyclists and the public on a nice day. Service was a little slow but think they may have been training some new staff as a few of the staff seemed inexperienced, however, felt welcomed as a cyclist. The food looked excellent although was lacking in vegan options, there was a gluten-free victoria sponge though and the drinks were decent. Food and drink were priced as expected from a busy independent cafe.

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42.2 km

Belvoir Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Belvoir Castle sits ontop of a hill rising over the valley of Belvoir, commanding views of North Leicestershire for many miles.

The house has been the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland with the family living at Belvoir for almost a thousand years. The land was a gift from William the Conqueror to one of his Normal barons who fought for him at the Battle of Hastings 1066. The house and gardens can be visited with a cafe to take a break.

More information can be found here: belvoircastle.com

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42.6 km

Little Treats coffee van at Belvoir Castle

Highlight • Rest Area

A delightful coffee van parked in the visitor car park of Belvoir castle. Surrounded by wooden benches and with a stunning view across the vale of Belvoir its the perfect outdoors cafe stop. Despite being a van they have use of the Belvoir castle visitor toilets even when the castle is closed to the public. However, it is all outside so potentially less suitable for very bad weather days unless you wrap up warm in anticipation.
The staff are awesome! Friendly, chatty and enthusiastic, I visited alone but immediately felt like I had made some new friends.
The coffee is amazing. They serve a variety of coffees and have multiple dairy free milk options available at no extra cost. For cold drinks they serve the classic Belvoir sparkling beverages chilled fresh from the chiller. The food is equally delicious. A fresh daily selection of traybakes, cakes, and cookies, there's something for every taste including vegans! On this occasion, I went for the Bakewell tart and must say Bakewell has some competition here.
Before you visit do quickly check there Facebook page or website as they are not always at Belvoir castle. I have been informed that they intend to increase there opening days though.

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44.1 km

Belvoir Hilltop Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely bit of road across the top of Belvoir from the castle down to Eastwell. Even better with sunshine and a tailwind but enjoyable road surface and views none the less on any day. Fairly quiet traffic wise on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

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63.9 km

Bridgets Covert

Forest

73.6 km

Rookery Plantation

Forest

78.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.0 km

2.47 km

612 m

118 m

Surfaces

77.8 km

186 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

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Belvoir Castle – Belvoir Hilltop Road loop from Loughborough

Café With View of Public Square

Love & Piste Coffee Shop

The Fuel Tank Café at Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle

Little Treats coffee van at Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Hilltop Road

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