Erewash Canal – Nottingham Canal loop from Langley Mill

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Aldercar and Langley Mill CP

Erewash Canal – Nottingham Canal loop from Langley Mill

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Erewash Canal – Nottingham Canal loop from Langley Mill

01:14

16.5km

60m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 17, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 29 m for 13 m

After 6.03 km for 3 m

After 8.03 km for 17 m

After 16.5 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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413 m

Basilia

Highlight • Cafe

Nice cafe in an unexpected place. Very close to the Erewash Valley Trail so suitable for a lunch stop. Great selection of sandwiches, salads, etc. and the shop also has …

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703 m

Great Northern Basin (Langley Mill Basin)

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Canal basin at the junction of the Nottingham, Erewash and Cromford canals. Only the Erewash canal remains in water so now the northerly end of the Erewash canal. Great starting …

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4.87 km

Pathway Over the River Erewash with View of Bennerley Viaduct

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Good hard packed gravel between the two tow path routes, goes under the railway and over the river Erewash with views of Bennerley viaduct

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5.42 km

Bennerley Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

Wouldn't recommend trying to cross. Looks bumpy 😳and unsafe. Sure there should be a locked gate, but missing.

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5.61 km

The Erewash canal flows 12 miles from the River Trent to the Nottingham Canal. It was completed in 1779 and worked until the last commercial canal boat stopped in 1952. Today it's a leisure canal with boats and walking trails.

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10.1 km

Nottingham Canal

Highlight • River

The Nottingham Canal originally travelled a distance of 14 miles (22.5 km) from the Cromford Canal to the River Trent at Nottingham, but most of it is now in a …

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11.0 km

Bennerley Viaduct Access Construction

Highlight • Structure

Bennerley Viaduct is currently only accessed from the west end (the canal side) with construction work to build a new access ramp at the east end. There's no way to …

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