This is a cue sheet for the LEICESTERSHIRE: (Option 1) Cosby-Foxton Locks-Countesthorpe Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Cosby Village. Start From Here | Its Tough But Lot's of Fun. ZOOM IN FOR A CLOSER LOOK. | SW | 213° | 83m |
| 1.07km | 1.07km | Old Railway Bridge | S | 158° | 94m | |
| 1.51km | 0.43km | Cross Over The Road | SSE | 155° | 95m | |
| 1.85km | 0.34km | Good bit ahead | S | 165° | 102m | |
| 3.25km | 1.4km | Dunton Bassett | Turn Left and go into the Village | S | 163° | 120m |
| 3.86km | 0.62km | Bridle Path Ahead | SW | 212° | 135m | |
| 4.23km | 0.37km | Left Turn | SSW | 201° | 136m | |
| 4.63km | 0.39km | Join Bridle Path | Take Care not to Miss this turning | SSW | 182° | 124m |
| 5.16km | 0.53km | Heading Towards the Old Quarry | Quarry Used as a Land Fill Take Care as Vehicles sometimes Cross Path | SSW | 193° | 116m |
| 5.28km | 0.12km | Now Approaching the Quarry | S | 180° | 111m | |
| 5.53km | 0.25km | The "Slip Inn" Quarry | SSE | 148° | 114m | |
| 6.72km | 1.19km | Left Here Towards Gilmorton | ESE | 103° | 133m | |
| 6.91km | 0.18km | A bit of Tarmac for Now. | This Stretch towards Gilmorton is quite Fast so you can Stretch Those Legs | ESE | 103° | 0m |
| 7.09km | 0.18km | Lutterworth Road | Busy Road at Times, Cross Carefully | ESE | 101° | 140m |
| 9.62km | 2.53km | Gilmorton Village | ENE | 47° | 144m | |
| 10.23km | 0.61km | Gilmorton "Crown Public House | Turn Left | E | 77° | 147m |
| 10.49km | 0.26km | Bridle Way. | Very Fast in the Summer Months and Challenging in the Wetter Seasons. | NNW | 347° | 150m |
| 12.36km | 1.87km | Cross Over The Road | Rejoin Bridleway on your Right | NNW | 319° | 133m |
| 12.41km | 0.05km | This Way | NNW | 347° | 134m | |
| 13.41km | 1.01km | Turn Right Here. | Easy to Ride by without seeing this turning. | E | 74° | 121m |
| 13.93km | 0.52km | Bridleway | You Will go along a Stretch of BW ahead that You will come back on Later in the day. | SSE | 151° | 122m |
| 14.14km | 0.21km | Rutted Bridleway | ENE | 57° | 119m | |
| 14.69km | 0.55km | Mere Lane | You will use this Stretch again Later on | NNE | 15° | 114m |
| 15.91km | 1.22km | Between Willoughby & Peatling Magna | At Junction Ahead Turn Right There | NNE | 5° | 114m |
| 16.14km | 0.23km | Turn Right | First Time round go towards Peatling Magna | E | 86° | 113m |
| 16.86km | 0.72km | Left Here Toward Peatling Magna | Up the Hill | NE | 41° | 98m |
| 17.41km | 0.54km | Peatling Magna. | Take a Right opposite the Cock Inn Public House. This Takes you to the Village of Arnesby | SE | 117° | 110m |
| 19.43km | 2.02km | Arnesby | Turn Left | E | 84° | 117m |
| 20.37km | 0.94km | Welford Road | Cross With Care | E | 86° | 125m |
| 20.56km | 0.19km | Left Towards Fleckney | W | 270° | 129m | |
| 21.47km | 0.9km | Bridleway Towards Fleckney | NNE | 3° | 119m | |
| 23.77km | 2.3km | Fleckney | Left Here | ENE | 54° | 108m |
| 24.23km | 0.46km | Fleckney | Turn Right at Junction | SSE | 137° | 108m |
| 24.31km | 0.08km | Mini Round About | Left Here | ESE | 91° | 107m |
| 24.46km | 0.16km | Bridleway | It is Now Nearly All Bridleway and Single Track to Foxton Locks | E | 69° | 108m |
| 24.98km | 0.52km | Grand Union Canal | E | 75° | 105m | |
| 27.56km | 2.58km | Smeeton Westerby | Right turn then Left | S | 176° | 113m |
| 27.65km | 0.09km | Single Track to Debdale | IT'S FAST!!!!! | SSW | 202° | 113m |
| 29.56km | 1.91km | Debdale Wharf | ESE | 96° | 102m | |
| 29.98km | 0.43km | Bridleway to Foxton | SW | 209° | 95m | |
| 30.59km | 0.6km | Bridleway | Not Clearly Defined at this spot use a Map | SSW | 183° | 105m |
| 31.53km | 0.94km | Foxton Village | SSW | 183° | 93m | |
| 32.28km | 0.75km | Bridleway Down to Foxton Locks | It's Down Hill from here Be aware of people walking | WNW | 273° | 128m |
| 33km | 0.72km | Foxton Locks | Couple of Pubs Here. | SSW | 199° | 108m |
| 33.58km | 0.58km | Foot Bridge | Turn Right onto Gumley Road | SSW | 188° | 128m |
| 33.83km | 0.24km | Another Down Hill | NW | 299° | 130m | |
| 34.49km | 0.67km | Gumley | Steep up Hill | NW | 314° | 125m |
| 35.51km | 1.02km | Gated Road to Laughton | Cricket Pitch Ahead, you might have to wait until an Over is finished. | W | 252° | 166m |
| 37.32km | 1.8km | Laughton Village | Publess and no Shops, nice Village though | SW | 207° | 162m |
| 38.87km | 1.55km | Mowsley Village | W | 250° | 155m | |
| 40.28km | 1.41km | Welford Road | Take Care on This Stretch of Road, Can be busy at Times. | S | 166° | 166m |
| 41.18km | 0.9km | Turn Right Here | Watch for Traffic!!! | W | 265° | 175m |
| 41.71km | 0.54km | Farm Track to Warren Farm | Go Straight on, Fast & Bumpy, | W | 263° | 161m |
| 43.29km | 1.58km | Turn Right Towards Bruntingthorpe | Back on Tarmac, Bit of a Slow Slog | NNW | 342° | 155m |
| 44.77km | 1.48km | Turn Left | WSW | 244° | 135m | |
| 45.15km | 0.38km | Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds | The Famous Vulcan Bomber is Kept Here, TV Show Top Gear is Filmed Here as Well. | NNW | 320° | 140m |
| 45.77km | 0.62km | Left Towards Peatling Parva | W | 254° | 142m | |
| 47.33km | 1.56km | Peatling Parva | Go Straight on Towards Gilmorton | WSW | 234° | 128m |
| 48.41km | 1.08km | Bridle Path | Easy to Miss the gate. If you pass the "Old Wind Mill" on your left then you have gone by the Path. | NNW | 354° | 145m |
| 49.58km | 1.16km | Cross Over | NNE | 10° | 129m | |
| 50.23km | 0.65km | You will use this Stretch of Bridle Path Twice | Looks Familiar? OK so you 've been here earlier but I've no way of joining up with a new section without. | ENE | 52° | 121m |
| 50.28km | 0.05km | Bit of "DE JA VU" or "Looks Familiar!!! | Check out the Scenery you might have missed something The first Time. | ENE | 57° | 119m |
| 52.3km | 2.03km | Go Over Road | Go through Gate and follow the RUPP, Can be very muddy in the Winter as Trail Bikes use it as well | N | 0° | 113m |
| 52.53km | 0.23km | Muddy Section | Muddy Path and very rutted in places especially during the Wet Seasons.. | NNW | 357° | 114m |
| 52.77km | 0.23km | Narrow Path | NNW | 353° | 115m | |
| 53.49km | 0.72km | Turn Right or Bail Out | If You've Had Enough then turn Left it brings you out onto the Willoughby Road and into Countesthorpe. Follow signs | E | 87° | 113m |
| 53.56km | 0.06km | Sambury Farm | Horses usually in this Field | NNE | 6° | 111m |
| 54.12km | 0.56km | Westdale Farm | DO NOT TURN LEFT UP THE DRIVE!! You WILL Annoy the Farmer. You've Been Warned. | NNW | 356° | 100m |
| 54.25km | 0.14km | So Far so Good | You Will Probably have Challenged by the Farmer with the Line " Did You Come down the Drive?" | NNE | 5° | 101m |
| 54.46km | 0.21km | Field full of Crops (Summer) or Freshly Ploughed Mud in Winter | Go Through the middle it is clearly Marked. | NNE | 9° | 100m |
| 54.95km | 0.49km | Nearly Done | NNE | 13° | 93m | |
| 55.48km | 0.53km | Countesthorpe Village | NNE | 1° | 94m | |
| 55.76km | 0.28km | The Square and Finished | Three Pubs in this area, Have a Drink you've earned it. If You've tried this route please leave a comment. | NNE | 19° | 95m |