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Gunthorpe

River Trent Embankment – Nottingham Station loop from Lowdham

Moderate

5.0

(1)

73

riders

River Trent Embankment – Nottingham Station loop from Lowdham

02:22

54.3km

190m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 1, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.7 km for 84 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

2.49 km

Gunthorpe Riverside and The Unicorn Hotel

Highlight • Settlement

Really beautifully maintained village with a lot of charm. Worth stopping for a snack by the bridge on the riverside.

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2

16.4 km

Old Trent Bridge Arches

Highlight • Other

Almost 1000 years old, of the seventeen arches that constituted the former bridge these are the only two that made it relatively unscathed into the nineteenth century having survived the …

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3

17.3 km

River Trent Embankment

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A nice road along the River Trent. Option to ride on the road or on the wide joint cycle/pedestrian path. Pretty view and a generally good riding surfaces with minimal traffic.

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19.7 km

Nottingham Station

Highlight • Monument

An impressive building - the architecture may be typical for the end of 19th/ beginning of 20th century

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5

29.5 km

View of Nottinghamshire from Shelford Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Shelford Road heading out of Radcliffe on Trent heading northeast towards Shelford. It's not much of a hill but it reaches just over 60m so you get a bit of a view back towards Nottingham and over the River Trent.

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40.7 km

Caffe Velo Verde

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cafe! 100% cycle friendly (aside from the gravel to wear down your cleats). Located on the same site as an eco centre with lots of outside seating. Plenty of …

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7

40.8 km

RAF Bomber Crash Memorial (1944)

Highlight • Monument

A memorial stone remembering the crews who lost their lives in a mid-air collision in 1944

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8

50.4 km

Gunthorpe Bridge to East Bridgford Back Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Sweet little back road from Gunthorpe bridge to East Bridgford. Traffic free to the west, access only at the eastern end, so very quiet. Great way of avoiding the main …

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54.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.1 km

6.14 km

3.31 km

2.52 km

2.16 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.0 km

6.62 km

897 m

524 m

175 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 27 May

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