Swarkestone Lock – Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Breadsall

Swarkestone Lock – Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Breadsall

Moderate

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Swarkestone Lock – Trent & Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Breadsall

02:18

55.1km

230m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 9.19 km for 273 m

After 36.2 km for 132 m

After 49.1 km for 90 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.77 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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9.30 km

Hippo Wood

Forest

12.5 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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18.6 km

Aston-on-Trent Village Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Aston on Trent is a village in south Derbyshire. It's a little north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal.

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25.3 km

Hemmington Farmers Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee and cakes, also good selection of farm produce, support local farms

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25.3 km

Jolly Sailor Pub

Highlight • Other

30.1 km

Donington Park Race Track

Highlight • Structure

This route goes right past Donington Park race track. There’s a cafe & a motorsport museum here

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36.2 km

View of the River Trent from the bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Swans just landing as we were looking

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36.5 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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53.9 km

Mill Plantation

Forest

55.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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