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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Cotgrave

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Nottinghamshire

Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Cotgrave

Moderate

4.5

(2)

16

hikers

Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Cotgrave

02:57

11.7km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

451 m

Dog Pool at Cotgrave Country Park

Highlight • Lake

2

1.32 km

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Highlight • Trail

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

Tip by

3

1.50 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • River

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

Tip by

2.10 km

Grantham Canal

Lake

5

4.48 km

Smooth Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

6

8.08 km

Grantham Canal Towpath near Bassingfield

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice towpath alongside canal. You will need a bell to warm pedestrians your behind them.

Tip by

7

9.02 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • Trail

Great little run when staying over at the Nottinghamshire Golf Club

Tip by

8

10.1 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.

Tip by

9

10.3 km

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

Highlight • Lake

Formerly the run-off collection pond for the colliery spoil tips, now a picturesque fishing lake run by Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club.

Tip by

B

11.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.68 km

1.57 km

1.32 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.10 km

3.57 km

1.33 km

306 m

303 m

< 100 m

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