Winter Walk Ideas in Leicestershire

Bardon Hill, highest point in Leicestershire
© Copyright Richard Webb

A series of winter walk ideas has been put together by Leicestershire County Council for anyone who would like to get fit, meet new people and explore Leicestershire. They're also deal for anyone who has made a new year’s resolution to burn off the festive calories and become more active.

Grantham Canal
© Copyright Alan Murray-Rust

Most people in the county live within 500 metres of a footpath or bridleway. There are also some great country parks to explore. Some walks to sample Leicestershire’s winter wonderland include:

• A waterside walk from Cossington to Watermead Country Park. This includes a surfaced cycleway and towpath via the brand new buggy-friendly bridge over the River Wreake near Syston 
• From Harby, one of the Parish Walks routes goes alongside the tranquil Grantham Canal and past the Dove Cottage Day Hospice tea room which welcomes muddy walkers. 
• Misterton Marshes near Lutterworth - a wildlife-rich nature reserve - is accessible via permissive paths 
• Hallaton offers tranquil rolling countryside and honey stone buildings. 
• A stile-free circular walk takes in scenery from Hinckley to Burbage Common and Woods 
• Coalville Strolls leaflet, just published, features various walks. These include climbs up to Mount St. Bernard Abbey, or Bardon Hill, the highest point in Leicestershire. 

More on these walks, as well as Strolls on your Doorstep leaflets which cover Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, Oadby and Wigston, Coalville and many of the places around Leicester, can be found at www.leics.gov.uk/walking

For more on the council’s Choose How You Move campaign, which encourages people to get fit, have fun, save money and help the environment visit: www.leics.gov.uk/choosehowyoumove

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