Week 18: Swithland
A Group:
40.5km / 25.2mi / 400m Elevation
Turn right out the village hall to East Goscote, and left down Broome Lane. Follow the road around at the end of Racliffe on the Wreake and go under the A46. Turn left at the top of the hill and decend Humble Lane. Regroup at the bottom.
Straight over the road onto Platts Lane, then turn right out onto Syston Road towards Rothley. Straight over the road at the traffic lights onto Hallfields Lane. At the junction after the small descent go left onto Town Green Street. Follow this through until Rothley Court, and turn right onto The Ridings. At the end of The Ridings regroup.
Cross straight over on The Ridings and keep going all the way through Swithland. Turn left to Woodhouse Eaves up Brand Hill. Follow this all the way to The Bulls Head in Woodhouse Eaves and regroup.
Turn left onto Beacon Road then next right up Breakback Road and follow all the way to Nanpantan. Turn left in Nanpantan and follow Nanpantan Road until you turn left onto Shepshed Road. Follow Shepshed Road down, then turn left onto Joe Moore's Lane and continue past the end of Swithland Woods and Bradgate Park (North carpark). Follow the reservoir round into Cropston and back into Rothley. Follow past the end of The Ridings, and regroup opposite the Woodmans Stoke.
Turn right at the junction, and straight over at the traffic lights. At Platts Lane there are two options. You can either turn left up Platts Lane, and come back via Humble Lane and Broome Lane (the way you went out) or carry straight on past the end of Platts Lane on Syston Road and the Syston Northern Bypass back to Queniborough. The A group tends to take the bypass, so that's what route the GPS file uses.
B Group:
37.7km / 23.4mi / 350m Elevation
Turn right out the village hall to East Goscote, and left down Broome Lane. Follow the road around at the end of Racliffe on the Wreake and go under the A46. Turn left at the top of the hill and decend Humble Lane. Regroup at the bottom.
Straight over the road onto Platts Lane, then turn right out onto Syston Road towards Rothley. Straight over the road at the traffic lights onto Hallfields Lane. At the junction after the small descent go left onto Town Green Street. Follow this through until Rothley Court, and turn right onto The Ridings. At the end of The Ridings regroup.
Cross straight over on The Ridings and keep going all the way through Swithland. Turn left to Woodhouse Eaves up Brand Hill. Follow this all the way to The Bulls Head in Woodhouse Eaves and regroup before turning left onto Beacon Road and climbing Beacon Hill. Regroup again at the top.
At the junction at the bottom of Beacon Hill turn left onto Shepshed Road, and then left again onto Joe Moore's Lane. Follow this past the end of Swithland Woods and Bradgate Park (North carpark). Follow the reservoir round into Cropston and back into Rothley. Follow past the end of The Ridings, and regroup opposite the Woodmans Stoke.
Turn right at the junction, and straight over the traffic lights in Rothley. At Platts Lane turn left up it to Cossington, then straight over onto Back Lane and up Humble Lane. Regroup at the top.
Turn right and follow Broome Lane back around into East Goscote, then right onto Melton Road and back over the roundabout to Queniborough.
There is an option to go straight on at Platts Lane and come back via the Syston Bypass, but the B Group tends to prefer Humble Lane so that's what the GPS file takes.
C Group:
31.3km / 19.4mi / 230m Elevation
Turn right out the village hall to East Goscote, and left down Broome Lane. Follow the road around at the end of Racliffe on the Wreake and go under the A46. Turn left at the top of the hill and decend Humble Lane. Regroup at the bottom.
Straight over the road onto Platts Lane, then turn right out onto Syston Road towards Rothley. Straight over the road at the traffic lights onto Hallfields Lane. At the junction after the small descent go left onto Town Green Street. Follow this through until Rothley Court, and turn right onto The Ridings. At the end of The Ridings regroup.
Cross straight over on The Ridings and follow through Swithland until the Y junction with the grass triangle. Turn left onto Swithland Road and follow the sign for Bradgate Country Park. Regroup the other side of the hill at the junction.
Turn left onto Roecliffe Road, past the end of Swithland Woods and Bradgate Park (North carpark). Follow the reservoir round into Cropston and back into Rothley. Follow past the end of The Ridings, and regroup opposite the Woodmans Stoke.
Turn right at the junction, and straight over the traffic lights in Rothley. At Platts Lane turn left up it to Cossington, then straight over onto Back Lane and up Humble Lane. Regroup at the top.
Turn right and follow Broome Lane back around into East Goscote, then right onto Melton Road and back over the roundabout to Queniborough.
There is an option to go straight on at Platts Lane and come back via the Syston Bypass, but the C Group tends to prefer Humble Lane so that's what the GPS file takes.
D Group:
19.9km / 12.4mi / 130m Elevation
Turn right out of the village hall and over the roundabout to East Goscote. Turn right onto Broome Lane and follow this around past the end of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, under the A46, and up the hill. Turn left at the top of the hill onto Humble Lane and regroup.
Drop down Humble Lane into Cossington, and go straight over onto Platts Lane. Regroup again here. Turn right onto Syston Road towards Rothley, then go straight over at the traffic lights in Rothley. Follow the road until the junction after the grass, and turn left onto Town Green Street. Regroup near the park here.
Follow this road around until you get to Rothley Court (just past the cricket club) and turn right onto The Ridings. Regroup at the junction at the end of the road.
Go straight over the junction and continue on The Ridings into Swithland. Regroup at the memorial opposite Leicester Lane.
Thrn left onto Leicester Lane and follow back around onto Bradgate Road. Regroup at the end of that road. Turn left onto Station Road back into Rothley. Go past the end of The Ridings and regroup at the junction opposite the Woodmans Stoke.
Turn right and go through Rothley, and straight over at the traffic lights.
At Platts Lane you can either go back the way you came, up Platts Lane, straight over onto Back Lane, up Humble Lane, then right down Broome Lane into East Goscote and back to Queniborough. Or the prefered route is to turn down the cycle path that joins the canal and come back through Syston, via Meadow Lane, through Donkey Park, up past the church, and the end of the Leasure Centre, and up Melton Road back to Queniborough. This is the route the GPS takes you.