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Attenborough Nature Reserve – Trent Lock loop from Nottingham

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Attenborough Nature Reserve – Trent Lock loop from Nottingham

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Attenborough Nature Reserve – Trent Lock loop from Nottingham

02:42

43.8km

120m

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 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.0 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.98 km

Lake at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Always a wonderful place to visit. Expansive lakes, lots of nature to observe and an excellent shop & café at the Nature Centre.

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8.47 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 fork at one point and you can either keep following the river or take the turning and head into the nature reserve (£3 donation). If you want to take a closer look at the birds you can go into the nature reserve office and obtain a pass to access the bird hides.

On weekends it gets really busy so having a bell is advisable or time your route so that you pass here in the mornings or late afternoon.

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9.15 km

View of the river at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • River

Beautiful off road trails on shared paths

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10.3 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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13.3 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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14.6 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 Erewash Canal link to the Trent and Mersey canal via the River Trent and its Cranfleet Cut. The River Soar forms the border between Leicestershire in the west and Nottinghamshire in the east, whilst the River Trent forms the Derbyshire border.

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16.4 km

Sawley Cut

Lake

32.2 km

Brandshill Wood

Forest

33.7 km

Holme Pit

Lake

35.6 km

River Trent Path at Clifton

Highlight • Viewpoint

Much quieter than the trail on the north side of the river

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41.4 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 a local landmark, offering a scenic crossing for walkers and cyclists.

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43.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

14.0 km

12.5 km

669 m

548 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

10.1 km

8.48 km

1.65 km

1.39 km

1.21 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 8 May

18°C

8°C

25 %

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Attenborough Nature Reserve – Trent Lock loop from Nottingham

Lake at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Attenborough Nature Reserve

View of the river at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Erewash Valley Trail and River Trent Towpath

Cranfleet Lock

Trent Lock

River Trent Path at Clifton

Wilford Suspension Bridge

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