Oadby and Wigston Strolls
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Short walks in Oadby and Wigston Borough Strolls on your Doorstep This booklet was produced by the Stepping Stones Project, Key based at Leicestershire County Council and Active Together distance Distance distance time Walking Boots Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps time h/m m/km/steps Wheelchair & distance WheelchairRequired & at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. The booklet contains distance Required milesWalking / km Boots /Pushchair steps Friendly distancetime h/m Walking Bootsm/km/stepsPushchair Friendly Wheelchair & time h/m m/km/steps Walking Boots WheelchairRequired & distancetime h/m m/km/steps Required Pushchair Friendly 10 lunchtime walks (1hr or less) within the Borough that Walking Boots Required Wheelchair & time h/m m/km/steps Wheelchair/ PushchairBIWalking FriendlyA bootsOadby required,Wigston Wheelchairdistance & Gates & Stiles Pushchair Friendly Walking Boots Required time h/m m/km/steps Pushchair Friendly Required Wheelchair & range from the treed avenues of the University area to the Pushchair Friendlydistance MuddyPushchair Friendly in places distance Walking Boots distance Walking Boots time h/m time h/m m/km/steps Walking BootsWheelchair & m/km/steps A OadbyWheelchairWigston & Required BI Required countryside on your doorstep. time h/m m/km/steps Pushchair FriendlyWheelchair & Gates & Stiles BI Flat A OadbyGradualPushchairWigston FriendlyModerate Required Stiles / Gatesdistance Oadby Wigston Gates & StilesWalking Boots DifficultyBI A Pushchair Friendlytime h/m Oadby Wigston m/km/steps BI RequiredA WheelchairOadby & Wigston BIGates & Stiles A Pushchair Friendly Gates & Stiles The walks vary in length and difficulty, route 1 being the BIGates & Stiles A Oadby Wigston BIGates & StilesA Oadby Wigston Oadby Wigston Type of surface/gradientBI FlatA Gradual BeginnersModerate easiest and 10 being the hardest. So if you fancy doing Gates & Stiles Gates & Stiles Oadby WigstonBI A Oadby Wigston something different this lunchtime then the Stepping StonesBI A Gates & Stiles Flat Gates & Stiles Flat Gradual Moderate Moderate Intermediate Challenge is to work through all the walks, building up to a Flat FlatGradual Gradual Moderate Flat Gradual Moderate Flat GradualGradual uphill Moderate Moderate magnificent 40,000 steps in total; that’s nearlyFlat 14 miles orGradual Flat Gradual Moderate the equivalent of walking the entire boundary of the Borough! Moderate uphill Advanced Flat Gradual Moderate Flat Gradual Moderate Please remember when walking to follow the countryside code and to 6 wear appropriate clothing and footwear. 2 10 4 8 7 5 1 Routes 1 Peace Memorial Park6 The University 3 2 Uplands Road Playing Field 7 Bull Head Street 3 Lansdowne Grove 8 Mere Lane & Coombe Park 4 Brocks Hill Country Park 9 Crow Mills 9 5 Willow Park 10 Fludes Lane 1 1 2 2 ROUTE 1 Bull Head Street to Memorial Park to Peace - Bull Head Street Route 1 Peace Memorial Park Wigston (Starting at Wigston Library on Bull Head Street, finish at Peace Memorial Park) Start at Wigston Library on Bull Head Street and walk down towards the Police Station, turn right onto Paddock Street (before the Police Station) and follow this road to the top. Once you have come to the end of Paddock Street turn left onto Long Street and walk along this road until you come to Peace Memorial Park on your left and enjoy a nice stroll around the park. Start Here distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Route InformationRequired Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly 10-15 minutes distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/stepsB I A OadbyWheelchair & Wigston Required Gates & Stiles 0.6 miles / 1 km Pushchair Friendly distance 1500Walking steps Boots time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & B I APushchair FriendlyOadby Wigston Gates & Stiles distance WalkingFlat, Boots Tarmac time h/m m/km/steps Flat Required WheelchairGradual & Moderate Pushchair Friendly Oadby Wigston B BI I AA Oadby Wigston Gates & Stiles Gates & Stiles Wheelchair/ Pushchair Friendly distance Moderate Walking Boots Flat Gradual time h/m m/km/steps Moderate Required WheelchairFlat & Gradual Pushchair Friendly Flat BeginnersGradual Moderate B I A Oadby Wigston Gates & Stiles Flat Gradual Moderate 100m (C) Crown Copyright 2005. All rights reserved Leicestershire County Council 100019271 3 3 4 4 ROUTE 2 Uplands Road - Uplands Road Playing Fields Route 2 Playing Field Oadby (A stroll around Uplands Road Playing Field) Just follow the path around this lovely local park. distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Route Information Required Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly 15 minutes distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/stepsB I A OadbyWheelchair & Wigston Required Gates & Stiles Pushchair Friendly 0.6 miles / 1 km distance 1500Walking steps Boots Route Information time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & B I APushchair FriendlyOadby Wigston Gates & Stiles distance Flat,Walking BootsTarmac time h/m m/km/steps Flat Required GradualWheelchair & Moderate Pushchair Friendly B IB I AA OadbyOadbyWigston Wigston Gates & Stiles Gates & Stiles Wheelchair/ Pushchair Friendly distance Flat Gradual Moderate Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Flat Gradual Moderate Required Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly Beginners Moderate B I AFlat Oadby WigstonGradual Gates & Stiles Flat Gradual Moderate Start Here 100m (C) Crown Copyright 2005. All rights reserved 5 Leicestershire County Council 100019271 6 ROUTE 3 Start Here and back via Lansdowne Grove South Wigston Health Centre - From From South 100m (C) Crown Copyright 2005. All rights reserved Route Wigston Health 3 Leicestershire County Council 100019271 Wigston Centre and back via Lansdowne Grove distance (Starting and finishing at South Wigston Health Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & Centre on Blaby Road) Route Information Pushchair Friendly Start at South Wigston Health Centre on Blaby Road, turn left out of the Health Centre and follow the road 15-20 minutesB I A Oadby Wigston Gates & Stiles distance Walking Boots down, turn right onto Lansdowne Grove (just before the time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & traffic lights). Follow the road round until the end and take 1.2 miles / 2 km / 2750 steps Pushchair Friendly distance distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps WalkingRequired BootsWheelchair & time h/m m/km/steps Pushchair Friendly your second right turn onto Countesthorpe Road. Walk Required Wheelchair & Flat, Tarmac Pushchair Friendly Flat Gradual Moderate to the end of Countesthorpe Road and turn right back B I BA OadbyI WigstonA Oadby Wigston Gates & Stiles onto Blaby Road and follow the road back to Gates & Stiles Wheelchair/ Pushchair Friendly South Wigston Health Centre. distance A Oadby Wigston Walking Boots BFlat I Gradual Moderate time h/m m/km/steps GatesRequired & Stiles Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly Flat Beginners Gradual Moderate B I A Oadby Wigston 7 Gates & Stiles 8 Flat Gradual Moderate Flat Gradual Moderate ROUTE Brocks Hill 4 - Brocks Hill Country Park - Brocks Route 4 Country Park Oadby Head for the Brocks Hill Environment Centre, where they have mapped routes to follow around the Park. Start Here *The Park is one of the Borough’s foremost attractions and has an Environment Centre with a café, shop and children’s play area. Route Information distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Route Information Required Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly 10-20 minutes distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & B I A Oadby Wigston Pushchair Friendly Gates & Stiles 300m-1.2km / 500-1700 steps distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & B I APushchair FriendlyOadby Wigston Gates & Stiles Moderate uphill, Mostly firm distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps gravel, someWheelchair & grassed routes Flat Gradual Moderate Required Pushchair Friendly B I A Oadby Wigston Gates & Stiles B I A Oadby Wigston Gates & Stiles Wheelchair/ Flat Pushchair FriendlyGradual Moderate distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Required WheelchairFlat & Gradual Moderate Pushchair Friendly 100m Flat GradualBeginners / IntermediateModerate (C) Crown Copyright 2005. All rights reserved B I A Oadby Wigston Leicestershire County Council 100019271 Gates & Stiles Flat Gradual Moderate 9 10 ROUTE distance Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Required Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly From Borough Council Route Information 5 - From Borough Council Offices and back via Willow Park Council Offices and back via Willow Borough - From Short Route Route Offices and back via B I A Oadby Wigston 5 Gates & Stiles20 minutes distance Willow Park Walking Boots Wigston time h/m m/km/steps Wheelchair & distance Walking Boots Required time h/m m/km/steps 0.8 Requiredmiles / Wheelchair1.37 & km / 2000 stepsPushchair Friendly distance Pushchair Friendly (Starting and finishing at Oadby and Wigston Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Flat,Required Tarmac, thereWheelchair are a & few steps leading Borough Council on Station Road) B I A Oadby WigstonPushchair FriendlyModerate Gates & StilesFlat Gradual Bonto theI park,A but thereOadby is also a flat slope.Wigston Start at Oadby & Wigston Borough Council and turn Gates & StilesWheelchair/Pushchair Friendly Flat Gradual Moderate left onto Station Road, walk approximately 500 steps anddistance B I distanceA Oadby Wigston Walking Boots time h/m m/km/steps Walking Boots GatesRequired & Stiles Wheelchairtime h/m & m/km/steps Wheelchair & Pushchair Friendly Required turn left onto the footpath known locally as Black Pad. Beginners Pushchair Friendly Follow this path over Central Avenue onto Willow Park. Oadby FlatWigston Gradual Moderate If you decided to take the shorter route then follow theB wholeI A Longer Route Gates & Stiles B I A Oadby Wigston tarmac circular route around the park. If you choose the longer Moderate Flat Gates & Stiles30Gradual minutes route then follow the whole tarmac route and join the gravel distance Walking Boots distance time h/m m/km/stepsWalking Boots Wheelchair & time h/m m/km/steps Moderate Required Wheelchair & Required path route that is to the left of the park. Take theFlat same routeGradual 1.1 miles /Pushchair 2 km Friendly / 2750 steps Pushchair Friendly distance Walking Boots back to the Council Offices.