Walks you can reach from Barrow-upon-Soar by train
Leicestershire · East Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Loughborough Station Circular via Walton on the Wolds (Leicestershire)
5m direct from Barrow-upon-Soar.
16km. Gentle ascents. 4h30–7h30.
Canal, footpaths, and roadside footpath. Last section on busy road.
Lunch stops: the Anchor Inn (1h30–3h in), the Blacksmith's Arms (2h30–4h30 in), or the Moorings (3h–5h in).
End-of-walk reward: the Boat Inn.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Syston Station to Melton Mowbray Station (Leicestershire)
9m direct from Barrow-upon-Soar.
Tough: 21km. Flat terrain. 5h30–9h30.
Footpaths. Winter flooding possible.
Lunch stops in Rearsby (2h–3h in): the Horse and Groom, or the Wheel. Other lunch stop: the Bell Inn (3h30–5h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: Wild Bean Cafe, or the Boat Inn.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
East Midlands Parkway Station Circular via Gotham (Nottinghamshire)
15m direct from Barrow-upon-Soar.
19km. Moderate ascents. 5h–8h30.
Lunch stops in Gotham (3h–5h in): the Sun Inn, the Cuckoo Bush Inn, or the Star Inn.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Nottingham Station to East Midlands Parkway Station (Nottinghamshire)
15m direct from Barrow-upon-Soar.
18km. Gentle ascents. 4h30–8h.
Canal, river, wooded track, and roadside footpath. Short stretch on busy A453.
Lunch stops: Wilford Farm (1h30–2h30 in), or Dovecote Barn Café (3h–5h30 in).
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Leicester Station Circular via Charles Wilson Building (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Barrow-upon-Soar.
1km.
Midland's Best Modernist Panorama. University College Leicester established 1921 as memorial to WWI fallen; campus features notable postwar modernist architecture by Denys Lasdun, Ove Arup, and James Stirling.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
South Wigston Station to Leicester Station (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Barrow-upon-Soar.
10km.
Canal towpath and cycle greenway. Route ends at Leicester Cathedral where Richard III's remains were interred in 2013.