View of Swarkestone Bridge – Swarkestone Lock loop from Donington Park

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View of Swarkestone Bridge – Swarkestone Lock loop from Donington Park

Moderate

4.3

(6)

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View of Swarkestone Bridge – Swarkestone Lock loop from Donington Park

03:03

51.7km

150m

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 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.9 km for 291 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.41 km

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Swans just landing as we were looking

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6.62 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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14.6 km

View of Trent & Mersey Canal from Etwall Road Bridge

Highlight • River

Surface is gravel and at times quite rocky so only suitable for gravel or MTB.

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22.7 km

Mickleover Greenway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Easy route for all levels

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28.0 km

Mickleover Meadows

Nature Reserve

32.0 km

The Orangery Café, Markeaton Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Orangery that is now a cafe. Previously part of Markeaton Hall (now demolished). The orangery and other outbuildings survive and there is a series of small craft businesses in the …

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39.1 km

Alvaston Park Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great views of the lake

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42.5 km

Hippo Wood

Forest

45.6 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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45.7 km

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

As of Jan 2023, the towpath has been upgraded and widened with a tarmac surface. The previously very awkward (impossible for some) barriers have been greatly improved.

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51.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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