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Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Cotgrave

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Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Cotgrave

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Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Cotgrave

04:44

18.4km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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621 m

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

Highlight • Bridge

The colliery closed in 1993 and the park opened in 2000. The gates are no longer in use as the canal has become overgrown at this point, although they look to be in working condition.

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815 m

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

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Formerly the run-off collection pond for the colliery spoil tips, now a picturesque fishing lake run by Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club.

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1.18 km

Grantham Canal Path

Highlight • River

A few gates but otherwise a really beautiful route to avoid the roads

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1.36 km

Woodland Path Along the Stream

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Narrow section of mostly natural woodland path through the trees alongside the stream.

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2.85 km

Cotgrave Country Park

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Formerly the site of Cotgrave Colliery, one of the most modern pits in Britain, employing up to 2,000 people it closed in 1993. The coal was used to fuel the …

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5.36 km

Old Lock on Grantham Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Derelict canal including old locks

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9.98 km

Nanny's Plantation

Forest

10.4 km

Fox Holes

Forest

11.4 km

A46 Crossing

Highlight • Bridge

Safe place to cross the busy dual carriageway. Gives easy access to Cotgrave and Grantham canal.

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17.9 km

Grantham Canal Path

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Great little run when staying over at the Nottinghamshire Golf Club

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

3.95 km

1.05 km

942 m

543 m

186 m

Surfaces

6.62 km

4.77 km

3.90 km

1.33 km

1.07 km

665 m

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

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Colliery Canal Lock Gates – Grantham Canal Path loop from Cotgrave

Colliery Canal Lock Gates

Heron Lake (Cotgrave Welfare Diamond Angling Club)

Grantham Canal Path

Woodland Path Along the Stream

Cotgrave Country Park

Old Lock on Grantham Canal

A46 Crossing

Grantham Canal Path

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