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Welland Viaduct – Empingham Village loop from Rutland

Welland Viaduct – Empingham Village loop from Rutland

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Welland Viaduct – Empingham Village loop from Rutland

04:05

86.2km

570m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 47.2 km for 89 m

After 47.9 km for 94 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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14.5 km

Welland Viaduct

Highlight • Structure

The viaduct is 1,275 yards (1166m) long and has 82 arches, each with a 40 feet span. It is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in the United Kingdom

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34.2 km

St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Highlight • Historical Site

Started in 1411, Completed in 1434 at a cost of £300

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34.3 km

Fotheringhay Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Fotheringhay Castle is where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned before being executed and was an important stronghold during the Wars of the Roses!

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47.3 km

Gunwade Lake

Lake

47.9 km

Overton Lake

Lake

54.8 km

Howson's Spinney

Forest

59.8 km

St Andrew's Church, Ufford

Highlight • Religious Site

If you stop, the horses in the paddock below the church will trot over to say hello.

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65.3 km

Burghley House

Highlight • Historical Site

Burghley House is an Elizabethan house (circa 1587) featuring a serpentine park that was designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown.

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68.0 km

Red Lion Square, Stamford

Highlight • Settlement

Stamford is a very pretty town with a lovely old High Street. Lots of good cafes to stop for a break.

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77.3 km

Empingham Village

Highlight • Settlement

Cracking Rutland village! Has a pub, shop and lovely thatched cottages.

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82.0 km

Normanton Church

Highlight • Monument

An iconic and unusual Rutland landmark. Saved from demolition in the 1970's following public protest, the church now seems to float when the lake is full, at other times it …

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86.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.8 km

10.4 km

1.94 km

1.74 km

279 m

193 m

Surfaces

66.3 km

18.4 km

1.02 km

452 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

31°C

17°C

50 %

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Welland Viaduct – Empingham Village loop from Rutland

Welland Viaduct

St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay Castle Ruins

St Andrew's Church, Ufford

Burghley House

Red Lion Square, Stamford

Empingham Village

Normanton Church

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