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River Trent Embankment – Hickling Basin loop from Nottingham

River Trent Embankment – Hickling Basin loop from Nottingham

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4.0

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River Trent Embankment – Hickling Basin loop from Nottingham

02:14

51.6km

290m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 30.4 km for 72 m

After 49.5 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.42 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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30.4 km

The Old Wharf

Highlight • Rest Area

Friendly cafe. Plenty of space to park the bikes.

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30.4 km

The Old Wharf

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe for Cyclists, runners, walkers etc. Can highly recommend the Carrot cake !

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30.5 km

Hickling Basin

Highlight • Rest Area

A lovely place to stop when walking along the Grantham Canal. There is a tea room and pub right next to the basin to refuel.

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48.8 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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49.5 km

Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens

Highlight • Natural

The memorial gardens were laid out to commemorate the dead of WW1. The land was given to the city by Sir Jesse Boot and the project was completed in 1927. …

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51.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.3 km

5.11 km

3.96 km

846 m

327 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.6 km

4.87 km

639 m

386 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

17°C

9°C

15 %

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River Trent Embankment – Hickling Basin loop from Nottingham

River Trent Embankment

The Old Wharf

The Old Wharf

Hickling Basin

Old Trent Bridge Arches

Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens

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