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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Loughborough

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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Loughborough

Moderate

4.4

(7)

36

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Swarkestone Lock – Cloud Trail loop from Loughborough

03:13

53.3km

300m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.5 km for 138 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

21.9 km

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Swans just landing as we were looking

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2

24.9 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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3

24.9 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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4

28.5 km

Cloud Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Cloud Trail (sometimes called Cloud Trail Greenway) is a 13‑mile (21 km) mostly flat, traffic‑free route stretching from Derby to Worthington via former railway track and canal towpaths. The …

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5

34.6 km

Cloud Trail Greenway

Highlight • Trail

Dropping down onto Cloud Trail Greenway

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6

35.6 km

View of Cloud Hill Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Bike ride from snibston trails to Staunton Harold Calke Abbey Staunton Reservoir cloud trail and Worthington quarry 29 miles these places are good for biking and walks great views

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7

36.9 km

Vulture Sculptures

Highlight • Structure

cloud trial take to derby football ground about 15 miles from Worthington quarry

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8

41.8 km

Garendon Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good mix of tarmac and gravel, a few gentle climbs.

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B

53.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

14.7 km

6.10 km

3.10 km

1.22 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

42.3 km

5.91 km

3.60 km

1.18 km

218 m

104 m

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Sunday 18 October

14°C

8°C

72 %

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