Sawley Cut and Locks – Trent Lock loop from East Midlands Parkway

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Sawley Cut and Locks – Trent Lock loop from East Midlands Parkway

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Sawley Cut and Locks – Trent Lock loop from East Midlands Parkway

02:32

43.4km

140m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.8 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.47 km

Sawley Waterside & Marina

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Lovely marinia with cafe open to all.

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5.66 km

Sawley Cut and Locks

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Sawley Cut and the Locks were built around 1796, to bypass difficult and shallow sections of the Trent Navigation, also in response to the Trent Navigation Company losing out to …

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5.84 km

Harrington Bridge Over the River Trent

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Harrington Bridge crosses the River Trent near Sawley in Derbyshire carrying the Tamworth Road (B6540) into Leicestershire. The stonework of the bridge dates from 1790, but the central section was …

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8.33 km

One of Britain's principal canal junctions, Trent Lock's great meeting of waterways is also the border between the historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.

Here, the River Soar and …

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11.4 km

Bennett Hotel

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Upmarket type of place. Just been taken over and service seems better now.

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12.1 km

Avo Avo Café

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Small cafe with a focus less on fry-ups and more on salads and rice bowls. Opened late 2022 with very friendly staff and good quality meals. No cycle parking but …

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