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Maxstoke Priory Ruins – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Water Orton

Maxstoke Priory Ruins – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Water Orton

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Maxstoke Priory Ruins – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Water Orton

04:07

67.2km

460m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 66.7 km for 168 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.30 km

Maxstoke Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Maxstoke is a hamlet built on the site of the old priory. It's one of the most picturesque highlights of the North Warwickshire Cycleway.

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10.3 km

Water Wood

Forest

18.7 km

Here stands an unexpected outcrop in the shape of a wall made up of Coventry Sandstone, also known as Corley Rocks. It's a magnificent place to stop and admire some rock formations that are thought to have been there since the boundary of the Carboniferous and Permian periods.

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30.6 km

Bramble Bush

Highlight • Forest

Not suitable for a road bike in the park itself, but there is normally an ice cream van during the summer months.

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31.4 km

View of Hartshill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Plenty of places to stop and take in the view around Hartshill, and Merevale, particularly if you have climed the Merevale Monster.

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35.8 km

Outwoods

Forest

49.1 km

Coventry Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

Quite narrow in places, good scenery

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54.2 km

Fazeley Junction

Highlight • River

Nice spot for a short rest, being a junction there are a few different routes to take which gives your ride a bit of variation

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55.6 km

Drayton Gothic Footbridge

Highlight • Monument

Unusual gothic footbridge built in the 1830s, the turrets are quite narrow, so be careful when you are attempting to take you bike across it. Also Drayton manor parks is a few meters across the road from it

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62.2 km

Curdworth Locks

Highlight • Rest Area

Not much options here apart from heading along the canal

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67.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.2 km

16.1 km

10.9 km

2.65 km

245 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.5 km

18.3 km

15.9 km

7.18 km

4.25 km

101 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Monday 18 May

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Maxstoke Priory Ruins – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Water Orton

Maxstoke Priory Ruins

Corley Rocks

Bramble Bush

View of Hartshill

Coventry Canal Towpath

Fazeley Junction

Drayton Gothic Footbridge

Curdworth Locks

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