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Great Central North Train Ride - 13 Miler

Leicester
106 metres climb
Risk assessed route
Distance - 13.2 miles
Bike suitability - Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road
Route rating
4.5 stars
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About the route

Starting point

Leicester North Train Station Car Park
The Sidings
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 3BR

Leicester North Train Station Car Park


Take a trip back in time on the Great Central Railway! Chug down the track on a piece of history, before gently cycling back to Leicester. After collecting the bikes from the goods carriage, you'll ride leisurely back from Quorn to Leicester North via some beautiful villages, National Cycle Routes (NCN 6), then Connect 2 by the canal and through Watermead park with a café stop on the way. Sign up and enjoy the ride!


Please ensure you arrive for the ride on time in order to allow time to purchase the train tickets and ensure enough time to board the train.

Tickets are Adult £6 Child £3 plus £2 for a bike

A goods carriage will be added to the train for us to store our bikes safely. The train take us north to stop briefly at Rothley Station before arriving at Quorn.

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