Folkingham Castle Gatehouse – Heckington Windmill loop from Rauceby

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Folkingham Castle Gatehouse – Heckington Windmill loop from Rauceby

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Folkingham Castle Gatehouse – Heckington Windmill loop from Rauceby

03:31

58.5km

250m

Cycling

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

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.36 km for 194 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.06 km

Kelby Plantation

Forest

6.24 km

Sloping Farm Track

Highlight • Trail

Footpath/Bridleway. Good access, slippery in winter.

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6.86 km

Bridleway and Footpath Separated by Footbridge

Highlight • Trail

Avoid during hedge trimming season as lined by Hawthorn.

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13.0 km

Ropsley Heath Light Railway

Highlight • Structure

Random encounter with a light railway

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27.9 km

Folkingham Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

Interesting old building that is now holiday accommodation.

castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/130/folkinghamcastle.htm

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43.7 km

Heckington Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Nice cycle friendly cafe and micro brewery. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating plus cycle racks in view of the outdoor area.

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51.8 km

Willoughby Gorse

Forest

54.8 km

Silk Willoughby Village Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Silk Willoughby is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 299. It is situated 2 miles south from Sleaford.

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58.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.2 km

1.96 km

1.83 km

749 m

736 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.3 km

19.7 km

2.00 km

603 m

Elevation

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Folkingham Castle Gatehouse – Heckington Windmill loop from Rauceby

Sloping Farm Track

Bridleway and Footpath Separated by Footbridge

Ropsley Heath Light Railway

Folkingham Castle Gatehouse

Heckington Windmill

Silk Willoughby Village Highlights

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