Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2025

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7.55 km

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely place for a bike tour, watering holes enroute

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11.4 km

Lake at Attenborough Nature Reserve

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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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11.9 km

Attenborough Nature Reserve

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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 …

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12.6 km

View of the river at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Highlight • River

Beautiful off road trails on shared paths

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13.7 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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16.8 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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17.9 km

Trent Lock

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Trent Lock is where the Erewash Canal feeds into the River Trent and it was the main link to the sea for the Cromford Canal as well. When the textile …

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18.1 km

Start of the Erewash Canal

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Well surfaced and pleasent canal towpath that runs 12 miles to Langley Mill

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19.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

1.86 km

783 m

252 m

Surfaces

7.73 km

6.50 km

2.15 km

1.83 km

837 m

214 m

Elevation

Weather

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Sunday 21 December

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Lake at Attenborough Nature Reserve

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View of the river at Attenborough Nature Reserve

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