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Overview

Join us on an easy walk from Measham Museum and Historical Society across fields to the Ashby Canal and along the towpath to Snarestone Wharf.

Thursday, 11 December 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
1:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/492625248899894

Toilets nearby at Leisure Centre at start and finish.

It is not known whether the cafe and toilets at Snarestone Wharf will be open at present.

Pub, with real ale plus Ham salad and Cheese salad rolls. The White Hart is walkable from finish or has a car park off Peggs Close

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 33277 11908
Nearest postcode:
DE12 7HB
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Start time:
10:00 am

Measham Museum and Historical Society or in Wilkes Avenue

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