Canal / Nutbook 18 Mile Loop
Description
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Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 82 m
- 1 : km 0 - alt. 82 m - Run along the track towards American Adventure, past 'The Field' until you reach the end of the track when it meets Pit Lane
- 2 : km 1.18 - alt. 89 m - At Pit Lane, turn left and head towards the main road
- 3 : km 1.49 - alt. 92 m - At the main road turn right and head towards Ilkeston until you reach Church Street on the left
- 4 : km 2.77 - alt. 95 m - Turn left into Church Street and head down the hill to the island
- 5 : km 3.57 - alt. 61 m - At the island, go straight over and follow Bridge Street to the canal
- 6 : km 3.94 - alt. 53 m - At the canal turn right and follow the canal all the way to Stanton Lock (which takes you over to the Nutbrook Trail) on the way you will pass the turnoff for Ilkeston Tesco turn off and the Gallows Inn
- 7 : km 10.01 - alt. 39 m - At Stanton Lock, turn right over the bridge and follow the Nutbrook Trail going through the industrial estate, past Straws Bridge / Swan Lake until you reach the Nutbrook Cafe
- 8 : km 17.6 - alt. 66 m - At Nutbrook Coffee Shop, turn right and follow the path to the fork in the path that leads to Shipley one way and American Adventure the other
- 9 : km 17.85 - alt. 71 m - At the fork in the path, turn left and head towards Shipley Park
- 10 : km 18.29 - alt. 83 m - At the next fork in the path, take the left path up 'Cardiac' hill towards Derby Tea Rooms
- 11 : km 19.05 - alt. 99 m - At Derby Tea Rooms, turn left and run up the hill following the path until you get to the trail on the right just before Mapperley Reservoir Carpark
- 12 : km 19.9 - alt. 88 m - At the trail on the right just before the Mapperley Reservoir Carpark, turn right and follow the trail until you get to Bell Lane
- 13 : km 20.95 - alt. 85 m - At Bell Lane, turn left and run the length of Bell Lane until you reach the main road
- 14 : km 23.21 - alt. 126 m - At the main road, turn right and follow the road all the way back to Heanor until you reach Thorpes Road on the right
- 15 : km 27.01 - alt. 126 m - At Thorpes Road, turn right into Thorpes Road and run to Shipley Park, following the trail at the car park to take you to the Wheel
- 16 : km 28.14 - alt. 99 m - At the Wheel, take the first left out of the car park (past the barrier) and keep left until you get to the path crossing just before you leave Shipley Park
- 17 : km 28.31 - alt. 95 m - At the path crossing just before leaving Shipley Park, turn right and head past Osbournes Pond back to the start point
- S/E : km 29.01 - alt. 82 m
Useful Information
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