Nottingham Canal – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Langley Mill

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Nottingham Canal – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Langley Mill

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132

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Nottingham Canal – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Langley Mill

03:24

51.7km

160m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 29 m for 13 m

After 13.7 km for 3 m

After 46.1 km for 3 m

After 51.7 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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624 m

Great Northern Basin (Langley Mill Basin)

Highlight • Trail

Canal basin at the junction of the Nottingham, Erewash and Cromford canals. Only the Erewash canal remains in water so now the northerly end of the Erewash canal. Great starting …

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6.03 km

Nottingham Canal

Highlight • River

The Nottingham Canal originally travelled a distance of 14 miles (22.5 km) from the Cromford Canal to the River Trent at Nottingham, but most of it is now in a …

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9.92 km

Grange Wood

Forest

11.5 km

Nottingham Canal Local Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

22.9 km

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

25.0 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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26.5 km

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is information, maps and a small café here. There are also picnic areas and many ducks.

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31.1 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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32.4 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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36.1 km

Erewash Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • River

Steady canal towpath. Got silly metal gates to stop motorbikes getting through.

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41.1 km

Stanton Lock

Highlight • Rest Area

A beautiful lock on the canal

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47.0 km

Bennerley Woodland

Forest

51.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.9 km

9.53 km

6.97 km

4.72 km

2.37 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

10.0 km

9.59 km

6.51 km

1.66 km

116 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

7°C

2 %

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Nottingham Canal – Attenborough Nature Reserve loop from Langley Mill

Great Northern Basin (Langley Mill Basin)

Nottingham Canal

Erewash Valley Trail and River Trent Towpath

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Cranfleet Lock

Start of the Erewash Canal

Erewash Canal Towpath

Stanton Lock

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