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LEICESTERSHIRE ROUND
The Leicestershire Round is a 100 mile long circular walk
around Leicestershire, devised by the Leicestershire Footpath Association to
mark their centenary in 1987. It has become one of the county's greatest walking
Assets, not least because it provides well marked footpaths through some of the
most picturesque and interesting parts of the county.
It is our intention to eventually have a full description
of the route online (Gwilym Thomas has promised to walk some of the route during
the summer, and I have walked some sections myself as part of other walks), but
until then, there is a good website about the round
here.
A book of the Leicestershire Round can be purchased - its
ISBN is 085-022-390-3 and it is published by Leicestershire County Council.
There are quite a few walks on this site which incorporate
short (or even quite long) sections of the Round. A list will appear here
shortly.
The walk takes in some of our best known walking areas,
starting from Newtown Linford and heading through Bradgate, across the Charnwood
forest and Soar Valley, over towards Melton, down to Burrough on the Hill,
through Foxton Locks, and down to High Cross, the meeting point of the Fosse Way
and Watling Street. From here it travels across to Bosworth Battlefield, before
heading back across the National Forst, past Thornton Reservoir to Newtown
Linford.
If you have walked the Leicestershire Round and would like
to share any experiences or stories with us, please use the CONTACT US link on
the left, or visit the forums. Thanks
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