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Cloud Trail – Swarkestone Lock loop from North West Leicestershire

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Cloud Trail – Swarkestone Lock loop from North West Leicestershire

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Cloud Trail – Swarkestone Lock loop from North West Leicestershire

02:08

36.5km

130m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.5 km for 291 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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796 m

View of Cloud Hill Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Bike ride from snibston trails to Staunton Harold Calke Abbey Staunton Reservoir cloud trail and Worthington quarry 29 miles these places are good for biking and walks great views

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1.75 km

Cloud Trail Greenway

Highlight • Trail

Dropping down onto Cloud Trail Greenway

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2.22 km

Cloud Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Cloud Trail (sometimes called Cloud Trail Greenway) is a 13‑mile (21 km) mostly flat, traffic‑free route stretching from Derby to Worthington via former railway track and canal towpaths. The …

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8.80 km

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Swans just landing as we were looking

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9.10 km

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice and flat towpath alongside the Trent & Mersey canal that forms part of NCN route 6. The surface is gravelly and, in dry weather, can be a bit loose. …

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11.5 km

Swarkestone Lock

Highlight • River

Nice place to rest on a cycle ride next to a lock on the Trent & Mersey canal. Can travel north from here to Derby on the route of the …

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14.7 km

Hippo Wood

Forest

15.9 km

Derby Canal Path (National Cycle Route 6)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

We were handicapped by having to get to Derby from Belper's, where we live. If you start from Derby, might want to go from Elvaston castle to Weston on Trent, …

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18.7 km

Alvaston Park Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great views of the lake

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36.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.1 km

2.29 km

432 m

421 m

281 m

Surfaces

33.4 km

2.10 km

666 m

281 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 2 July

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Cloud Trail – Swarkestone Lock loop from North West Leicestershire

View of Cloud Hill Quarry

Cloud Trail Greenway

Cloud Trail

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

Swarkestone Lock

Derby Canal Path (National Cycle Route 6)

Alvaston Park Lake

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