Walking along the Erewash Canal
Route facts
Waterways:
Erewash Canal »
Distance: 10.5 miles / 16.8km
Duration: 5 hours
Starts at: Trent Lock
Ends at: Great Northern Basin
The towpath is in excellent condition for walkers and there are plenty of places to stop along the way.
Waypoints
1. Trent Lock to Sandiacre (3.5 miles / 5.6km)
The route begins at the junction of the River Trent and the Erewash Canal. There are a couple of pubs close by if you want some refreshments before you begin. Walk north along the towpath, through Long Eaton (there are another couple of pubs as you are walking). After walking through Long Eaton, you will pass Dockholme Lock and Sandiacre Lock before arriving in Sandiacre. There are one or two pubs close to the banks of the canal here.
2. Sandiacre to Larkands (3 miles / 4.8km)
From Sandiacre, continue to walk northwards towrads Larkands. You will be walking along the towpath and a section of the canal known as the 'Nutbrook Trail'. There is a pub called Gallows Inn where you will be able to get some refreshments before you arrive in Larkands.
3. Larkands to Great Northern Basin (4 miles / 6.4km)
From Larkands, carry on along the towpath, going through Ilkeston, then Cotmanhay. There is a pub by Shipley Lock if you need something to keep you going for the final mile and finishing up at Great Northern Basin and the end of the Erewash Canal.
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