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Erewash Canal Towpath – Shipley Country Park loop from Ilkeston

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Erewash Canal Towpath – Shipley Country Park loop from Ilkeston

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4.8

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Erewash Canal Towpath – Shipley Country Park loop from Ilkeston

03:53

58.8km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.66 km for 100 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

2.71 km

Shipley Wood

Forest

2

3.54 km

Woodland Animal Carved Archway

Highlight • Monument

Archway sculpture carved with various woodland animals.

Tip by

3

4.16 km

Nutbrook Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Nice cafe with friendly staff. Good mid walk stops while exploring the local reservoirs and Shipley Country Park.
Open Fri: 9:30 - 14:30.
Sat & Sun: 9:00 - 16:00.

Tip by

4

4.57 km

View of Shipley Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

A gorgeous place to stop on your ride and enjoy the views out over the lake. Look out for some excellent wildlife on the water and banks here too.

Tip by

5

11.1 km

Bennerley Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

Wouldn't recommend trying to cross. Looks bumpy 😳and unsafe. Sure there should be a locked gate, but missing.

Tip by

17.6 km

Shaw's Plantation

Forest

7

27.4 km

Erewash Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • River

Steady canal towpath. Got silly metal gates to stop motorbikes getting through.

Tip by

8

33.2 km

Start of the Erewash Canal

Highlight • River

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

Tip by

9

41.5 km

Stanton Lock

Highlight • Rest Area

A beautiful lock on the canal

Translated by Google •

Tip by

10

53.5 km

Shipley Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Shipley Country Park is not that far from Derby, close to the Nottingham border. It offers 700 acres of attractive, varied landscape full of lakes, wildflower meadows, woodland, and gentle …

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B

58.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.6 km

13.2 km

8.56 km

4.01 km

1.96 km

1.43 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.3 km

13.0 km

9.50 km

4.91 km

171 m

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

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