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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Spondon

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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Spondon

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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Spondon

02:33

43.6km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.24 km

Derby Canal Path (National Cycle Route 6)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

We were handicapped by having to get to Derby from Belper's, where we live. If you start from Derby, might want to go from Elvaston castle to Weston on Trent, Aston on Trent and Swarkestone, where you can get on to Route 6 for the ride back to Derby.

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6.77 km

Hippo Wood

Forest

9.95 km

Swarkestone Lock

Highlight • River

Nice place to rest on a cycle ride next to a lock on the Trent & Mersey canal. Can travel north from here to Derby on the route of the closed Derby canal or east along the tow path following NCN route 6 to Loughborough and beyond.

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12.6 km

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Swans just landing as we were looking

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13.5 km

Cloud Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Cloud Trail (sometimes called Cloud Trail Greenway) is a 13‑mile (21 km) mostly flat, traffic‑free route stretching from Derby to Worthington via former railway track and canal towpaths. The route winds through riverside scenery, crosses a Grade II listed viaduct near Melbourne, and skirts Cloud Quarry offering scenic viewpoints.

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19.7 km

Cloud Trail Greenway

Highlight • Trail

Dropping down onto Cloud Trail Greenway

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20.6 km

View of Cloud Hill Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Bike ride from snibston trails to Staunton Harold Calke Abbey Staunton Reservoir cloud trail and Worthington quarry 29 miles these places are good for biking and walks great views

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21.9 km

Cloud Hill Quarry

Highlight • Structure

cloud trial takes you all the way to derby football ground

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31.4 km

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice and flat towpath alongside the Trent & Mersey canal that forms part of NCN route 6. The surface is gravelly and, in dry weather, can be a bit loose. Path is narrow so beware of oncoming walkers and cyclists, in particular when passing under the canal bridges where visibility can be poor. Nice and scenic and chance to cycle along a traffic free route watching the canal boats.

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43.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.5 km

2.27 km

1.85 km

1.61 km

387 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.4 km

1.85 km

1.64 km

694 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

15°C

4°C

27 %

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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Spondon

Derby Canal Path (National Cycle Route 6)

Swarkestone Lock

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Cloud Trail

Cloud Trail Greenway

View of Cloud Hill Quarry

Cloud Hill Quarry

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

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