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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Radcliffe

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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Radcliffe

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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Radcliffe

04:25

17.1km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.05 km

Hackett Lake

Highlight • Lake

7.12 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • Trail

Great little run when staying over at the Nottinghamshire Golf Club

Tip by

7.65 km

Grantham Canal

Lake

8.21 km

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

Highlight • Bridge

The colliery closed in 1993 and the park opened in 2000. The gates are no longer in use as the canal has become overgrown at this point, although they look to be in working condition.

Tip by

8.54 km

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Highlight • Trail

Narrow section of mostly natural woodland path through the trees alongside the stream.

Tip by

9.24 km

Windmill Hill

Peak

10.0 km

Kingfisher Pond

Lake

11.0 km

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

Highlight • Lake

Formerly the run-off collection pond for the colliery spoil tips, now a picturesque fishing lake run by Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club.

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17.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.77 km

2.86 km

2.38 km

1.18 km

898 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.86 km

3.82 km

3.22 km

3.09 km

1.17 km

965 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 23 July

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Grantham Canal Path – Colliery Canal Lock Gates loop from Radcliffe

Hackett Lake

Grantham Canal Path

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

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