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Loughborough & District Group

We are the Loughborough & District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

We take the new Macaulay’s Walk footpath to join the bridle path to Thurcaston,  then continue across the coffin bridge over Rothley Brook into Cropston. We head back to Thurcaston, across the second packhorse bridge, then take the footpath across the golf course back to Rothley.

Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Start time:
5:30 pm
Estimated finish time:
8:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.9km / 5.5mi
Ascent:
50m / 164ft
Type:
circular

We hope to arrive back around 8:00 pm. Please let us know if you are staying for fish and chips (eat in at Rothley Fisheries)  at least 24 hr before the walk.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available
  • No Stiles

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 58555 12453
Nearest postcode:
LE7 7TN
what3words:
closer.deny.cups
Start time:
5:30 pm

Car Park at the junction of Warren Way and Hallfields Lane, Rothley

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking