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Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Rushcliffe

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Nottinghamshire

Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Rushcliffe

Easy

4.3

(4)

101

hikers

Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Rushcliffe

01:30

5.83km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

1

760 m

Dog Pool at Cotgrave Country Park

Highlight • Lake

2

1.15 km

Cotgrave Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Formerly the site of Cotgrave Colliery, one of the most modern pits in Britain, employing up to 2,000 people it closed in 1993. The coal was used to fuel the …

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3

2.75 km

West Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views on a sunny day.

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4

4.02 km

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

Highlight • Bridge

The colliery closed in 1993 and the park opened in 2000. The gates are no longer in use as the canal has become overgrown at this point, although they look to be in working condition.

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5

4.16 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • River

A few gates but otherwise a really beautiful route to avoid the roads

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6

4.34 km

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Highlight • Trail

Narrow section of mostly natural woodland path through the trees alongside the stream.

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B

5.83 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

404 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.84 km

1.27 km

962 m

404 m

355 m

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