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Derwent River Weir – Trent Lock loop from Attenborough

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Derwent River Weir – Trent Lock loop from Attenborough

Moderate

4.6

(5)

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Derwent River Weir – Trent Lock loop from Attenborough

02:55

44.9km

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: March 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.0 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.20 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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13.0 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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17.0 km

Derby Canal Path (National Cycle Route 6)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

We were handicapped by having to get to Derby from Belper's, where we live. If you start from Derby, might want to go from Elvaston castle to Weston on Trent, …

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20.6 km

Hippo Wood

Forest

23.7 km

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice and flat towpath alongside the Trent & Mersey canal that forms part of NCN route 6. The surface is gravelly and, in dry weather, can be a bit loose. …

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27.1 km

River Trent at Weston-on-Trent

Highlight • River

29.8 km

Trent & Mersey Canal

Highlight • River

The Trent & Mersey Canal winds through the North Midlands, offering stunning views of the Cheshire Plain and a peaceful green corridor through Stoke-on-Trent. It spans 93 miles and is …

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36.6 km

Sawley Cut

Lake

38.4 km

Trent Lock

Highlight • Structure

One of Britain's principal canal junctions, Trent Lock's great meeting of waterways is also the border between the historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.

Here, the River Soar and …

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38.5 km

Start of the Erewash Canal

Highlight • River

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

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44.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

8.14 km

6.38 km

3.79 km

2.29 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

9.87 km

1.77 km

985 m

503 m

141 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 7 May

19°C

9°C

19 %

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Derwent River Weir – Trent Lock loop from Attenborough

Bill Design Signpost – Breaston to Borrowash Bike Path

Derwent River Weir

Derby Canal Path (National Cycle Route 6)

Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath

River Trent at Weston-on-Trent

Trent & Mersey Canal

Trent Lock

Start of the Erewash Canal

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