A linear walk of about 14 miles (7 miles each way) from Willington in Derbyshire along the Trent and Mersey Canal to Bridge 11a where the Cloud Trail crosses the canal, returning by the same route.
- Willington Car Park (SK295286)
- Trent & Mersey Canal eastwards to Bridge 11a near Swarkestone where the Cloud Trail crosses the canal
- Back along the canal to Willington Car Park
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| Trent and Mersey Canal at Willington |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Mercia Marina with Toyota Factory on the right |
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| Willington Power Station |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Buckford Bridge 21 and Bridge 20b |
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| Milepost on Trent and Mersey Canal 10 miles from Shardlow |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 20b, Pipe Bridge 20c and Buckford Bridge 21 |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal - Ballast Hole Pond (named so because ballast for the railway on the left was taken from here) |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 20 |
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| The other side of the bridge was recently rebuilt after a tractor and trailer drove through the side |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Stenson Lock 6 |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Stenson Lock 6 |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 19 at Stenson Lock |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Barrow Bridge 16 - another damaged bridge |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal to the west of Swarkestone Lock |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal to the west of Swarkestone Lock |
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| Derby Canal where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Swarkestone Lock 5 |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Swarkestone Lock 5 |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 14 at Swarkestone Lock |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Cuttle Bridge 13 |
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| The back of the Grandstand at Swarkestone |
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| Milepost on Trent and Mersey Canal 5 miles from Shardlow |
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| Trent and Mersey Canal Bridge 11a and Sarson's Bridge 11 |
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