Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Moira

Hiking trails & Routes

Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Moira

Easy

3.0

(2)

hikers

Moira Furnace and Canal – Moira Furnace loop from Moira

00:51

3.30km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

260 m

Water Tap at Signpost Near Swing Bridge

Highlight • Rest Area

This tap is close to the swing bridge.

Tip by

512 m

Moira Lime Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

Cool bit of industrial heritage, a nice place for an explore

Tip by

1.48 km

Conkers Parkrun Canal Path

Highlight • Trail

This is the half-way point on the Conkers Parkrun route. A lush trail through the woods by the canal.

Tip by

1.58 km

Donisthorpe Basin

Highlight • River

Once part of the Ashby Canal.

Tip by

1.94 km

Donisthorpe Woodland Trail

Highlight • Forest

Cycling oasis - flowing trails that link the canal and the NCN route

Tip by

2.32 km

Ashby Wolds Heritage Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Ashby Would Trail is a 3.7-mile (6-km) multi-use trail that runs from the restored station at Measham Station to Spring Cottage on the old railway line from Ashby to …

Tip by

3.00 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 …

Tip by

3.07 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!!

Tip by

3.30 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.68 km

411 m

134 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.93 km

657 m

447 m

119 m

113 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Thursday 8 October

18°C

9°C

68 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

March 9, 2024,short walk Donisthorpe woods to Moira furnace loop

Much shorter version of a walk we did a couple of years ago, free car parking, then walking along canal towpath, up to Moira Furness, which has facilities, is an interesting area to visit, although the museum, etc, was closed until April. Walked back through Donisthorpe woods, which was created on the site of one of Britain's most productive mines