Thornton Thigh-buster!
Leicester
188 metres climb
Risk assessed route
Distance - 18.9 miles
Bike suitability - Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road
About the route
Starting point
Braunstone Leisure Centre (main concourse)
2 Hamelin Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 1JN
Braunstone
An 18.9 mile circular route from Braunstone out to Thornton with a circuit of the reservoir, following at times, the route of the Swannington railway, built by George Stevenson. The route follows NCR 63 on a mixture of disused rail trackbed, nature reserves and rural roads. Picturesque Thornton Reservoir has a small visitor centre, a sculpture trail, a woodland walk and a game fishery, while Martinshaw's mixed woodland is a visual treat and forms part of the National Forest.