Heights of Charnwood - Booking required

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Overview

We will walk over Blackbrook Reservoir and through Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve to the viewpoint of Timberwood Hill, and then to Bardon Hill, at 278 m the highest point of Leicestershire, returning via Warren Hills. At the end there will be an opportunity to visit the Abbey and Calvary and the nearby tearoom.

Saturday, 8 February 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 13.9km / 8.6mi
Ascent:: 310m / 1017ft
Type:: circular

Please book on the walk by messaging the leader using the mobile number

Features

Toilets available
Car parking available
Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SK 45900 16178
Nearest postcode:: LE67 5UL
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Car park at Mount St Bernard Abbey. Payment by honesty box

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