River Trent Embankment – Wilford Suspension Bridge loop from Bulwell

River Trent Embankment – Wilford Suspension Bridge loop from Bulwell

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River Trent Embankment – Wilford Suspension Bridge loop from Bulwell

02:24

56.8km

200m

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 27, 2026

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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.

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Train Station

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12.5 km

River Trent Embankment

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A nice road along the River Trent. Option to ride on the road or on the wide joint cycle/pedestrian path. Pretty view and a generally good riding surfaces with minimal traffic.

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14.7 km

Trent Bridge with a view of the City Ground stadium

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you are standing on a beautiful bridge with a pittoresque view to the river Trent and from here you also can have a look into the City Ground Stadium, hom eof Nottingham Forest F.C.

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23.3 km

View of Nottinghamshire from Shelford Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Shelford Road heading out of Radcliffe on Trent heading northeast towards Shelford. It's not much of a hill but it reaches just over 60m so you get a bit of a view back towards Nottingham and over the River Trent.

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28.6 km

Gunthorpe Bridge to East Bridgford Back Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Sweet little back road from Gunthorpe bridge to East Bridgford. Traffic free to the west, access only at the eastern end, so very quiet. Great way of avoiding the main …

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30.1 km

Gunthorpe Riverside and The Unicorn Hotel

Highlight • Settlement

Really beautifully maintained village with a lot of charm. Worth stopping for a snack by the bridge on the riverside.

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43.5 km

The Queen's Green Canopy

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44.0 km

Waterside Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Trent that opened on 2nd June 2026.

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45.1 km

Old Trent Bridge Arches

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Almost 1000 years old, of the seventeen arches that constituted the former bridge these are the only two that made it relatively unscathed into the nineteenth century having survived the …

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45.9 km

Wilford Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Wilford Suspension Bridge, built in 1906, is a historic pedestrian bridge over the River Trent in Nottingham, originally designed to carry a water pipeline.

Its elegant suspension design makes it …

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