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Swarkestone Lock – View of Swarkestone Bridge loop from Chellaston

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Swarkestone Lock – View of Swarkestone Bridge loop from Chellaston

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Swarkestone Lock – View of Swarkestone Bridge loop from Chellaston

01:13

28.4km

110m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

4.04 km

Aston-on-Trent Village Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Aston on Trent is a village in south Derbyshire. It's a little north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal.

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2

10.9 km

Café Blue at Sawley Marina

Highlight • Cafe

Very dog friendly and friendly-friendly cafe...and cyclists get 10% discount. Good cycle parking with proper stands. Woof!

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3

11.1 km

Sawley Cut and Locks

Highlight • River

Sawley Cut and the Locks were built around 1796, to bypass difficult and shallow sections of the Trent Navigation, also in response to the Trent Navigation Company losing out to …

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4

12.9 km

Cullings Pond

Highlight • Lake

5

14.7 km

Telford's Warehouse

Highlight • Monument

When visiting the Red-Brick Warehouse on the Canal, take a moment to appreciate its unique architectural feature: the internal canal arm that allowed boats to be loaded or unloaded within …

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6

23.9 km

Swarkestone Lock

Highlight • River

Nice place to rest on a cycle ride next to a lock on the Trent & Mersey canal. Can travel north from here to Derby on the route of the …

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7

25.0 km

View of Swarkestone Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

An ancient bridge over the River Trent that also marks the most southern point of Bonnie Prince Charlie's advance on London. He reached the bridge, had second thoughts and returned …

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B

28.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

6.64 km

3.22 km

1.43 km

148 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

2.52 km

266 m

< 100 m

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