Ride Information
START: Bottesford station, Station Road NG13 0GT, 52.946058, -0.793716
FINISH: Oakham station, Station Road LE15 6QT, 52.672513, -0.731974
DISTANCE: 31.2 miles/50.2km
ASCENT: 1404ft/428m
OFF-ROAD: 80%
TERRAIN: Rough, rutted bridleways, open fields and country lanes. An undulating route that feels flatter than it is.
NAVIGATION: Fairly simple. The Rutland Round and Viking Way are well signposted, and NCN Route 63 delivers you into Oakham. However, it is easy to lose the trail through Edmondthorpe Mere and Woodwell Head. Make sure you keep the fence and tree-line on your left as you head east. OS Landranger 130 covers most of the route, except for Oakham which can be found on 141.
Eat & Drink
White Lion Inn, 38 Main Street, Whissendine, Rutland LE15 7ET, 01664 474233, www.whitelioninn.com
The Lord Nelson, 11 Market Place, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6DT, 01572 868340
Sleep
Cross Swords Inn, The Square, Skillington NG33 5HB, 01476 861132, www.thecross-swordsinn.co.uk
Rutland Caravan & Camping, Park Lane, Greetham, Oakham LE15 7FN, 01572 813520, www.rutlandcaravanandcamping.co.uk
Bivvy: Woodwell Head, near Teigh
Provisions
Zaro’s, 12 Queen Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0AH, 01948 843699
Giant Store Rutland Water, Normanton car park, near Edith Weston, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8HD, 01780 720888, www.giant-rutland.co.uk