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Derwent Valley Riverside Path – Derwent River Weir loop from Long Eaton

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Derwent Valley Riverside Path – Derwent River Weir loop from Long Eaton

Moderate

4.5

(10)

97

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Derwent Valley Riverside Path – Derwent River Weir loop from Long Eaton

02:01

34.0km

60m

Cycling

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: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.5 km for 291 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.63 km

Leisure Lakes Bikes

Highlight • Other

2

10.7 km

Superb Tarmac Section

Highlight • Trail

if going clockwise from the Erewash/ Sandiacre to Derby canal when you get to breaston and the Navigation Pub stay on the cycle path there until it becomes impossible to …

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3

13.6 km

Alvaston Park Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great views of the lake

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4

17.1 km

Derby River Weir

Highlight • Structure

cloud trial to derby pride park football club

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5

17.2 km

Derwent Valley Riverside Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent quality traffic free route alongside the River Derwent. Very popular family route between Derby City and Elvaston Castle as all traffic free and flat. Surface is tarmac for most …

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6

23.6 km

Derwent River Weir

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

Just downstream of Elvaston Castle, the River Derwent flows over a wide, stepped weir with broad impressive cascades. The surrounding wetlands are rich in wildlife, with chances to spot kingfishers, ducks, and even leaping salmon when conditions are right.

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7

25.6 km

Borrowash Bottom Lock (Ockbrook Lock), Derby & Sandiacre Canal Restoration

Highlight • Structure

8

27.4 km

Bill Design Signpost – Breaston to Borrowash Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Some nice traffic-free bike paths between Breaston and Borrowash.

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B

34.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.8 km

3.94 km

1.80 km

1.27 km

683 m

484 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.1 km

2.20 km

1.27 km

306 m

138 m

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Tuesday 11 August

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July 10, 2022,Local leg stretcher

Nothing major today, just getting a few more miles in.

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