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Moira Furnace – Donisthorpe Woodland Park loop from Woodville

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Moira Furnace – Donisthorpe Woodland Park loop from Woodville

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Moira Furnace – Donisthorpe Woodland Park loop from Woodville

04:50

79.8km

580m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.72 km

Ashby Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

5.69 km

Moira Furnace

Highlight • Monument

Revived stretch of Ashby Canal with excellent restoration of this building from the industrial revolution . It must have looked very different in its heyday!!

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6.99 km

Donisthorpe Basin

Lake

7.81 km

Donisthorpe Woodland Park

Highlight • Forest

Fantastic wide gravels tracks that are easy going on a mountain bike. Cycle through the 20Ha of newly planted woodland that includes Corsican pine, larch, oak, ash and cherry.

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11.5 km

Winfields Outdoors

Highlight • Rest Area

More of a family camping type shop, but they stock Gas and have sleeping mats etc. Nikwax and socks!
Nice off road track to get there.

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23.2 km

Congerstone Canal Bridge

Highlight • River

Sustrans NCN Route 52 is fantastic! Try to avoid at rush hour as some drivers are a little less than courteous when overtaking

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27.9 km

Market Bosworth War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Market Bosworth is famously near to the site of the decisive final battle of the Wars of the Roses.

The Battle of Bosworth occurred just south of the town in …

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72.8 km

Heart of the National Forest - Ashby Line

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A raised disused railway line that passes through the National Forest and Donsthorpe Woodland Park. Very level gravel.

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76.2 km

Bee Orchids

Highlight • Forest

You can see Bee Orchids here in June. They are difficult to see at first but if you persist then you should see a few specimens. The other types are (I think) common spotted and pyramidal.

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79.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.4 km

6.34 km

2.90 km

1.51 km

590 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.9 km

38.1 km

2.62 km

211 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 29 May

24°C

8°C

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Moira Furnace – Donisthorpe Woodland Park loop from Woodville

Ashby Canal

Moira Furnace

Donisthorpe Woodland Park

Winfields Outdoors

Congerstone Canal Bridge

Market Bosworth War Memorial

Heart of the National Forest - Ashby Line

Bee Orchids

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