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Derby to Tonge
Derby, England
Derby, England

Derby to Tonge

Length18.2 mi
Elev. Gain226.3 ft
Est. Steps42000
Created by Toni

Derby to Tonge Introduction

Derby to Tonge is a 18.2 mile (42,000-step) route located near Derby, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 226.3 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

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Derby Canal

Water
The Derby Canal ran 14 miles (23 km) from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, in Derbyshire, England. The canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1793 and was fully completed in 1796. It featured a level crossing of the River Derwent in the centre of Derby.

Markeaton Brook

Water
The Markeaton Brook is an 11-mile-long (17 km) tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. The brook rises from its source south of Hulland Ward, and flows for most of its length through the countryside north-west of Derby before entering a culvert to the north of the city centre; it reappears from this culvert and runs through a short section of open channel on the other side of the city before joining the Derwent.

Cathedral Green Footbridge

Building
The Cathedral Green Footbridge is a pedestrian and cycle swing bridge in the centre of Derby, spanning the River Derwent. It forms a third side to a triangle between The Cathedral and the Silk Mill Museum.The bridge and adjacent re-landscaped Cathedral Green opened in March 2009 at a cost of £4.2m and is located in an area of World Heritage status.

St Osmund's Church, Derby

Place
St Osmund's Church, Derby is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Derby, Derbyshire.

The Elms (North Wingfield, Derbyshire)

Place
The Elms is a Grade II listed house on Bright Street, North Wingfield, North East Derbyshire, England. It was built by the Clay family in 1720.

Tonge and Breedon railway station

Place
Tonge and Breedon railway station was a station at Tonge that served the adjacent village of Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England. It was on a Midland Railway line built in 1874 from Melbourne to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line near Ashby de la Zouch.In 1930 passenger services were withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, was using the line only for freight services.

Exeter Bridge

Place
Exeter Bridge is a bridge in the centre of Derby spanning the River Derwent 200 metres south of the more modern Cathedral Green Footbridge.

Longbridge Weir Hydro

Place
Longbridge Weir Hydro Power House is the name given to a hydro-electric dam built on the River Derwent in the City of Derby.The project was completed by Derwent Hydro in 2013 at a cost of £1.7 million. The station primarily exists to power the city councils offices, however, surplus energy is sold back to the National Grid.

Melbourne railway station

Place
Melbourne railway station was a station at Kings Newton that served the adjacent town of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1868 as the terminus of a Midland Railway branch from Derby Midland. In 1874 it became a through station as the line was extended to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Melbourne line

Place
The Melbourne Line was a railway line which ran from Derby to Ashby de la Zouch. It was used by the British Army and Allied engineers during the Second World War from 1939 until late 1944 to prepare them for the invasion of mainland Europe. Engineers practised the demolition and rebuilding of railways and the running and maintenance of a railway line and its rolling stock.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

18.2 mi

Elev. Gain

226.3 ft

Est. Steps

42000
Created by
Toni
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