Section 1 of 10, Leicestershire Round
Leire to Fleckney
10.6 miles (17.1 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SP 531 908. Finish: SP 651 925. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 194 m of climbing and 160 m of descent; highest point 138 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Leire.
- Bus stop
- Leire Lane, 980 m from the start. Directions SP 527 899
Getting back
The section finishes at Fleckney. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- The Meer, 450 m from the finish. Directions SP 651 929Manor Road, 690 m from the finish. Directions SP 649 931Gladstone Street, 730 m from the finish. Directions SP 649 932
Planning the Leicestershire Round
- Planning the whole trail: lfa.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Leicestershire Round: A 100 Mile Circular Walk (Leicestershire Footpath Association).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 18%, grass 9%; the rest (73%) isn't recorded.
About 18% on roads with traffic.
No stiles recorded.
Steepest climb: about 30 m in a kilometre (1 in 33), starting 0.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Dunton Bassett Arms: 1.1 miles in.General Elliot, Willoughby Waterleys: 3.6 miles in.The Joiners Arms, Bruntingthorpe: 6.8 miles in.The Plough, Bruntingthorpe: 6.9 miles in.Chandler's Arms, Shearsby: 8.3 miles in.The Cock Inn, Peatling Magna: 4.9 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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