Wind Turbine Road – Willoughby Road loop from Blaby

Wind Turbine Road – Willoughby Road loop from Blaby

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Wind Turbine Road – Willoughby Road loop from Blaby

00:55

21.2km

150m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.14 km

Bench in Countesthorpe

Highlight • Structure

3.83 km

Church of All Saints, Peatling Magna

Highlight • Historical Site

Peatling Magna, formerly known as "Great Petlyng" and later as "Great Peatling," is a village in the Harborough district of south Leicestershire.

The village's notable landmark is the Church of …

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11.2 km

Gilmorton Post Office, General Store and Delicatessen

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe and good Jelly babies. Best of all are the pork cobs that they do on a friday morning.

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11.7 km

Gilmorton Wind Turbines

Highlight • Structure

11.8 km

Wind Turbine Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Good road, one of my fave bits. It’s flat and the surface is pretty good so you can get some speed going as you race past the giant windmills in the fields.

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14.5 km

Ashby Magna to Willoughby Waterleys Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A nice quiet lane from Ashby Magna to Willoughby Waterleys, a fun stretch of road with a gentle downhill grade.

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16.5 km

Gilmorton Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Make sure you take an off road or gravel not a road bike like I did thinking it was a road 😡
Not all the bridleway is as nice as the stretch in the photo.

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18.7 km

Willoughby Road

Highlight • Trail

This is a great road with fantastic views over the Leicestershire countryside. A short stop from here is the Whetstone Gorse fisheries which are lovely to walk around.

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