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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Rushcliffe

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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Rushcliffe

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4.8

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133

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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Rushcliffe

02:03

7.89km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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934 m

Kingfisher Pond

Lake

1.36 km

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Highlight • Trail

Narrow section of mostly natural woodland path through the trees alongside the stream.

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1.54 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • River

A few gates but otherwise a really beautiful route to avoid the roads

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1.69 km

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

Highlight • Bridge

The colliery closed in 1993 and the park opened in 2000. The gates are no longer in use as the canal has become overgrown at this point, although they look to be in working condition.

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3.43 km

West Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views on a sunny day.

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6.54 km

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

Highlight • Lake

Formerly the run-off collection pond for the colliery spoil tips, now a picturesque fishing lake run by Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club.

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6.77 km

Cotgrave Country Park Lake

Highlight • Forest

7.45 km

Dog Pool at Cotgrave Country Park

Highlight • Lake

7.84 km

Cotgrave Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Formerly the site of Cotgrave Colliery, one of the most modern pits in Britain, employing up to 2,000 people it closed in 1993. The coal was used to fuel the …

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7.89 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.93 km

942 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.67 km

1.35 km

929 m

622 m

302 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

15°C

3°C

34 %

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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Rushcliffe

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Grantham Canal Path

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

West Viewpoint

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

Cotgrave Country Park Lake

Dog Pool at Cotgrave Country Park

Cotgrave Country Park

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