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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

74

runners

Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Cotgrave

00:49

7.62km

40m

Running

Moderate run. 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 24, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

3.58 km

Gravel Sprint

Highlight • Trail

2

3.92 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

3

4.16 km

Cotgrave Country Park Lake

Highlight • Forest

4

5.12 km

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Highlight • Trail

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

Tip by

5

5.30 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • River

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

Tip by

6

5.45 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

B

7.62 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

557 m

320 m

275 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

860 m

557 m

301 m

275 m

216 m

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Saturday 17 October

13°C

7°C

19 %

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