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: March 27, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 10.1 km for 15 m

After 29.2 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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263 m

Kings Head Pub

Highlight • Restaurant

Great little stop off if using the canal tow path through here, good food, good atmosphere, and a fantastic beer garden in the summer.

Tip by

374 m

Atherstone Canal

Highlight • River

1.05 km

Atherstone Top Lock

Highlight • Structure

5.35 km

Hartshill Wharf Canal Buildings and Boat Mooring Area

Highlight • Structure

nice view from the canal side

Tip by

16.1 km

Dog in Bicycle Basket by the Canal

Highlight • River

How cool to be riding on an electric Cube MTB

Tip by

24.4 km

Lime Kilns Pub

Highlight • Pub

it seems to have space for bikes in the garden and is linked via a cyleway to it (from the Burbage direction) along the A5.

Tip by

40.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

13.0 km

7.74 km

4.03 km

1.64 km

530 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

11.6 km

7.84 km

2.08 km

1.96 km

106 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 23 April

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Kings Head Pub

Atherstone Canal

Atherstone Top Lock

Hartshill Wharf Canal Buildings and Boat Mooring Area

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Lime Kilns Pub

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