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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks loop from Kibworth Cricket Club

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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks loop from Kibworth Cricket Club

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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks loop from Kibworth Cricket Club

03:21

47.7km

360m

Cycling

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

Last updated: March 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.0 km for 248 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.97 km

Gartree Road Ford

Highlight • Trail

Easily avoided if you're not feeling brave

Tip by

25.1 km

Green Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Like most of the gravel round here can hold the water a long time in the winter but great in the drier weather

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26.7 km

Abandoned Railway Bridge

Highlight • Structure

28.7 km

Wheel & Compass Pub

Highlight • Pub

40.8 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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42.1 km

Foxton Locks

Highlight • Historical Site

Foxton Locks are a series of no less than ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal.

Alongside …

Tip by

42.5 km

Bridge 61

Highlight • Pub

Bridge 61 offers a fantastic location and is a cozy spot where you can relax and slow the pace of life down to canal speed.

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47.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

17.4 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

13.2 km

8.61 km

7.95 km

1.17 km

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 8 May

19°C

6°C

0 %

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Foxton Swing Bridge – Foxton Locks loop from Kibworth Cricket Club

Gartree Road Ford

Green Lane

Abandoned Railway Bridge

Wheel & Compass Pub

Foxton Swing Bridge

Foxton Locks

Bridge 61

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