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Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Measham

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Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Measham

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Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Measham

01:33

24.4km

140m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 4.19 km for 214 m

After 11.7 km for 113 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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244 m

Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

3.33 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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3.36 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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4.70 km

Moira Furnace and Canal

Highlight • Historical Site

Moira Furnace next to the small old mining town of Moira is on the edge of the canal with easily accessible footpaths leading past Moira lime kilns to nearby Donisthorp …

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4.77 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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5.75 km

Ashby Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

7.04 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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15.8 km

Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Highlight • Historical Site

Ancient Market Town, great pubs (with those cool carriage arches!), artisan chocolate boutiques, and plenty of coffee shops.

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24.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

8.53 km

2.62 km

2.07 km

2.02 km

379 m

139 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

5.90 km

2.26 km

2.18 km

265 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

29°C

11°C

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Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Measham

Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail

Donisthorpe Woodland Park

Heart of the National Forest - Ashby Line

Moira Furnace and Canal

Moira Furnace

Ashby Canal

Bee Orchids

Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

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