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Hickling Basin – River Trent Embankment loop from Nottingham

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Nottingham

Hickling Basin – River Trent Embankment loop from Nottingham

Moderate

5.0

(5)

187

riders

Hickling Basin – River Trent Embankment loop from Nottingham

02:29

60.4km

250m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.5 km for 72 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.03 km

Kitty Café Nottingham

Highlight • Cafe

The Kitty Café is designed with felines in mind, with wide open spaces and lots of kitty toys - but that is not to say that humans are left out! …

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13.8 km

Hollygate Memorial Woodlands

Forest

3

38.4 km

Fantastic pub that has turned into a village shop during lockdown. Hot drinks, sausage rolls and cakes are available.

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4

38.5 km

The Old Wharf

Highlight • Rest Area

Friendly cafe. Plenty of space to park the bikes.

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5

38.6 km

The Old Wharf

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe for Cyclists, runners, walkers etc. Can highly recommend the Carrot cake !

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6

38.6 km

Hickling Basin

Highlight • Rest Area

A lovely place to stop when walking along the Grantham Canal. There is a tea room and pub right next to the basin to refuel.

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7

56.9 km

Old Trent Bridge Arches

Highlight • Other

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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8

57.8 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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B

60.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.6 km

4.50 km

1.45 km

424 m

406 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.9 km

2.61 km

530 m

324 m

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Tuesday 19 May

18°C

11°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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