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Trent Lock – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Sandiacre

Bike touring routes & trails

Trent Lock – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Sandiacre

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176

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Trent Lock – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Sandiacre

03:19

52.3km

140m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. 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: May 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.80 km for 82 m

After 25.0 km for 268 m

After 29.7 km for 74 m

After 38.6 km for 73 m

After 46.2 km for 82 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.33 km

Start of the Erewash Canal

Highlight • River

Well surfaced and pleasent canal towpath that runs 12 miles to Langley Mill

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2

5.44 km

Trent Lock

Highlight • Structure

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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7.27 km

Sawley Cut

Lake

19.0 km

Brandshill Wood

Forest

22.4 km

Clifton Grove

Forest

6

27.7 km

Wilford Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Wilford Suspension Bridge, built in 1906, is a historic pedestrian bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham, originally designed to carry a water pipeline.

Its elegant suspension design makes it …

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7

30.6 km

Nottingham Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Cycling along the Nottingham Canal through the city offers a great mix of urban and natural scenery. It's traffic-free, well-maintained and easy to navigate. There are lovely places to stop …

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38.6 km

Main Pond

Lake

9

39.0 km

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

This is a river path that's really easy and tranquil to ride along. There are numerous ponds and it's a really popular bird-watching spot. From the trail you'll reach a …

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10

39.7 km

View of the river at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • River

Beautiful off road trails on shared paths

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11

40.8 km

Erewash Valley Trail and River Trent Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

Good quality tow path to save riding on the roads. Can get busy with walkers, runners and other cyclists, specially at the weekend.

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12

43.6 km

Cranfleet Lock

Highlight • River

Cranfleet is a short navigational cut off the River Trent. There is a lock here to allow boats to pass.

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B

52.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

16.9 km

8.90 km

5.53 km

3.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

9.88 km

8.21 km

4.48 km

1.61 km

1.44 km

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