This is the most popular route for walking the full length of the restored Ashby Canal (at least, if you don't want to just retrace your footsteps!). Its 3 miles long (or 7 miles if you choose to add in the Conkers Circuit at the north end), and I normally start it at the Moira Furnace Museum, (one of the best-preserved blast furnaces in Europe, first fired in1805) head down the canal towpath, cut through Donisthorpe Woodlands to the Ashby Would Heritage Trail, follow this up to the Youth Hostel, then cut out to Conkers Waterside, then down the towpath back to Moira Furnace. Lovely easy walking, lots of wildflowers and plenty of wildlife if you get up and do it early enough.
The map & photos are my own from my fully-illustrated walking guide to the route, packed with interesting snippets and useful information, one of ten that I'm currently working up to put on sale for visitors to the National Forest. Each guide is OS map size (21cm x 13cm, so they fit in map pockets in jackets), printed in full colour, and laminated for durability.
If you would like to try out any of my routes (watch out for more appearing here) please contact me.
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