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Shustoke Reservoir – Maxstoke Priory Ruins loop from Ashby Woulds

Shustoke Reservoir – Maxstoke Priory Ruins loop from Ashby Woulds

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Shustoke Reservoir – Maxstoke Priory Ruins loop from Ashby Woulds

04:33

101km

770m

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 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.5 km

Warton Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

28.3 km

Winding Country Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

So many roads to choose from around here, all leading to small villages, never need to take the same route twice.

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33.8 km

Kingsbury Water Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Good place to stop for a picnic. Don't be put off by the forbidding-looking gate at the southwestern end of the trail

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35.8 km

Lea Marston Purification Lakes

Lake

40.7 km

Shustoke Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Shustoke Reservoir is managed by Severn Trent. The reservoir was completed in 1884 to provide water for Birmingham. Nowerdays the reservoir supplies Nuneaton and the surrounding area.

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45.3 km

Maxstoke Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Maxstoke is a hamlet built on the site of the old priory. It's one of the most picturesque highlights of the North Warwickshire Cycleway.

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50.7 km

National Cyclists' Memorial, Meriden

Highlight • Monument

The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.

In 1914, cycling was incredibly popular in the UK. During the war, the British army included a …

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60.2 km

Meighs Wood

Forest

68.0 km

Astley Church and Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Hard to tell if how far you can investigate. There are information boards, footpath arrows and no "private signs" but I quickly got hollered at by cleaners as I got close to the ruins.

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77.3 km

Outwoods

Forest

86.3 km

Twycross Crossroads

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

101 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

97.0 km

2.91 km

694 m

385 m

Surfaces

75.2 km

25.8 km

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

28°C

16°C

0 %

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Shustoke Reservoir – Maxstoke Priory Ruins loop from Ashby Woulds

Warton Lane

Winding Country Road

Kingsbury Water Park

Shustoke Reservoir

Maxstoke Priory Ruins

National Cyclists' Memorial, Meriden

Astley Church and Castle

Twycross Crossroads

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