Glen's figure of eight, 9-mile in the Wreake Valley made use of the Leicestershire Round. It attracted nine members and took in several Leicestershire villages.
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| All Saints' Church, Hoby near the start |
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| Packhorse Bridge over Rearsby Brook. The original wooden bridge would have been medieval, but was replaced in 1714 by the one we can see today |
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| It is said that in 1753 John Wesley stood on this stone to preach to the villagers of Rearsby. The plaque says The world is my pulpit (I think) |
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| Disused mill at Rearsby |
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| Lunch in Rearsby |
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| Back to Hoby beside the Wreake |
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| Waterhouse Bridge. This beautiful brick bridge was built in 1794 by the Melton Mowbray Navigation Company as part of work to make the River Weake navigable from Syston, where it joins the Leicester Navigation, to Melton Mowbray where it linked with the Oakham Canal |
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