This walk has a number of busy roads, please take care when crossing these and use pedestrian crossings where possible.
Some of the pavements and paths are uneven in places - take care.
[1] Turn left outside LOROS and continue to where Duncombe Road bends right. Go left on Avington Close to its end.
[2] Turn right along the gravel path to the right of the playground and continue forward along the hedge line to the end.
You may see sheep in the field on your left. There is a good view over Bradgate Park.
[3] Turn right through a parking area onto Bestwood Close and go left to the end.
[4] At the end turn left onto Duncombe Road then left again onto Heathley Park Drive and continue forward across two side turns to Groby Road.
[5] Cross Heathley Park Drive then Groby Road at the pedestrian crossing, turn right and almost immediately left at the barriers and go down the steps to turn right onto Copeland Avenue.
[6] Take the first left onto Birkenshaw Road and continue to the end.
[7] Turn left onto Stenson Road and continue forward to its end.
[8] If conditions permit cross directly over the triangular green and continue down Bonney Road. If not, skirt round to the right or left past the shops.
[9] Turn left into Glazebrook Road then first left onto Glazebrook Square then first right onto Birds Nest Avenue and continue forward.
[10] At the end turn left and then almost immediately right onto Dillon Rise.
[11] At the end turn right onto New Parks Boulevard.
[12] After about 200m turn right onto Dillon Way.
[13] At the end turn left onto Dillon Road then straight onto Stenson Road and shortly left onto Jowett Close, passing a ventilation shaft of the old Glenfield Tunnel.
(A) Glenfield Tunnel was on the route of the Leicester and Swannington Railway which linked the coalfields of North West Leicestershire and granite quarries of Groby with Leicester. The route was opened in 1832 and was engineered by Robert Stephenson. The tunnel was only the second in the world on a passenger railway and the line was the fifth to built in the UK. Passenger services from Leicester West Bridge to Glenfield, Ratby, Desford etc ceased in 1928. The line was finally closed in 1966. The ventilation shafts are listed structures.
[14] At the end of Jowett Close bear left up the footpath onto Groby Road, turn right and continue forward to the pedestrian crossing.
[15] Cross over Groby Road and continue onto Heathley Park Road, crossing the car park entrance. At the junction with Duncombe Road go up the steps opposite and through the little park to exit onto Duncombe Road and continue right to LOROS.