Trent Valley Way
A 101-mile long-distance path in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire. The route generally follows the River Trent from Long Eaton, near Derby and Nottingham, to its joining with the River Ouse at the head of the River Humber. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SK 502 330
Distance: 101 miles (163 km)
Time: 32–38 hours
Duration: 5–7 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
260 Nottingham and Vale of Belvoir
271 Newark on Trent, Retford, Southwell and Saxilby
280 Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough
281 Ancholme Valley
291 Goole and Gilberdyke
Summary
The Trent Valley Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in England following the River Trent and its valley downstream from Nottinghamshire to Lincolnshire, where it outflows into the Humber. The waymark consists of a white disc with a blue arrow containing three wavy white lines.
From the starting point of the walk at Long Eaton, the route heads northeast via Nottingham, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Shelford, East Bridgford, Gunthorpe, Fiskerton, Rolleston, Upton, and Kelham to Newark-on-Trent. The route then continues following the river in a generally northern direction through Collingham, Dunham-on-Trent, Laneham, and Trent Port before heading across country via Gringley on the Hill, Haxey, Epworth, and the Isle of Axholme to cross the M62 motorway and track back to the river near Scunthorpe. From here, a parallel course to the river is followed through Flixborough and Burton upon Stather to the finish in Alkborough. There is a path that continues from Alkborough to the river’s end if one wishes to see the exact point where the Trent flows into the Humber.