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Moira Furnace – Moira Furnace and Canal loop from Castle Gresley

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Moira Furnace – Moira Furnace and Canal loop from Castle Gresley

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Moira Furnace – Moira Furnace and Canal loop from Castle Gresley

01:07

16.1km

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: May 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.14 km for 64 m

After 10.4 km for 151 m

After 10.8 km for 197 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.07 km

Leafy Raised Cycle Path

Highlight • Trail

There`s a lot of mixed woodland and 3 km of stone-surfaced paths, which are suitable for all users. There are links to the 6 km Ashby Heritage Trail and Moira Furnace along the towpath of the restored Ashby Canal.

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4.48 km

Conkers Waterside

Highlight • Lake

Conkers is great day out with a young family. Lots of outdoor walks, adventure playground, cafes, indoor adventure area and more. My kids loved it.
Conkers is in the National …

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4.66 km

Ashby Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

7.15 km

Start of the Stick Man Trail at Hicks Lodge

Highlight • Rest Area

Hicks Lodge trail ride blue flat and the walks around the lake flat with cafe and park bike hire

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8.78 km

Hicks Lodge Trail

Highlight • Lake

The cafe has Oreo brownies and they make really good flat white coffee. Awesome gravel trails too!

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10.3 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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10.3 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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10.5 km

Moira Lime Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

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

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16.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.66 km

5.47 km

2.68 km

1.14 km

635 m

281 m

169 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

4.61 km

3.88 km

1.61 km

1.02 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 6 July

28°C

16°C

0 %

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Moira Furnace – Moira Furnace and Canal loop from Castle Gresley

Leafy Raised Cycle Path

Conkers Waterside

Ashby Canal

Start of the Stick Man Trail at Hicks Lodge

Hicks Lodge Trail

Moira Furnace

Moira Furnace and Canal

Moira Lime Kilns

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