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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks Basin loop from Gumley

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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks Basin loop from Gumley

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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks Basin loop from Gumley

01:34

21.3km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.61 km for 405 m

After 10.8 km for 230 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.43 km

Jurassic Park Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Rideable in all but the worst weather. Easy to link up the nice ford and gravel track just south. Home to the largest gates in the county, as featured in Jurassic Park 🙂 🦕

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4.72 km

Wooden Bridge Over the River Welland

Highlight • River

4.73 km

Marston Trussell Ford and Footbridge

Highlight • River

Ford crossing a stream with a footbridge near Marston Trussell

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8.12 km

The Tower House, Lubenham

Highlight • Historical Site

11.6 km

Welland Park

Highlight • Natural

19.9 km

Foxton Swing Bridge

Highlight • Structure

Foxton road swing bridge is the very first navigational feature tourists trying their hand at narrow boating will encounter on leaving Market Harborough marina.

It is a piece of road …

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20.4 km

Gravel Bridleway to the Bottom of the Locks

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Watch out for the gate at the bottom!

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21.1 km

Foxton Locks Basin

Highlight • River

The basin marks the convergence point of the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal and the Market Harborough arm, situated at the base of Foxton Locks.

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21.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

6.08 km

3.08 km

807 m

747 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.68 km

7.50 km

2.47 km

1.99 km

683 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

24°C

14°C

11 %

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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks Basin loop from Gumley

Jurassic Park Bridleway

Wooden Bridge Over the River Welland

Marston Trussell Ford and Footbridge

The Tower House, Lubenham

Welland Park

Foxton Swing Bridge

Gravel Bridleway to the Bottom of the Locks

Foxton Locks Basin

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