Old Derby canal - Sandiacre to the M1

Junction with the Erewash canal

Tree clearance at Sandiacre

Longmoor Road bridge

Springfield avenue crossing - bridge required

Bostock lane crossing - very busy road - tunnel needed - hotel to right

M1 bridge near Long Eaton longmoor lane - canal bed/bridal way to right - tunnel under M1 required

Walk bike through Sandiacre to the M1. Pretty lock at the junction of the old derby canal and the Erewash canal. Work looks to have started on clearing the canal bed of trees etc on the stretch to Longmoor road.

The track is rough gravel at this end - as opposed to tarmac at the Derby end - watch out for punctures.

As the path crosses an estate road another bridge will be required - Springfield Avenue.

The cycle path ends at the busy Bostock Lane an M1 feed. accross the road the path/canal bed becomes a bridle way - very boggy and full of horseshoe holes/s**t.

At the M1 a tunnel will be required to reach the farm fields on the other side of the M1.