Route Details
- From - to: Newark to Cotham (Lincolnshire)
- Distance: 5 miles each way
- Terrain: traffic-free disused railway path, tarmac surface
- Current closures/diversions on this route
Route Description
The route starts direct from Newark Northgate station, and is traffic-free all the way to the village of Cotham. It follows the trackbed of the old Newark to Bottesford railway, closed in the 1980s, and provides a welcome green corridor between the two communities as an alternative to busy roads.
Once in the village of Cotham, you have a choice of either turning around and riding back to Newark, or continuing for 6.5 miles along quiet lanes (signed as National Route 64) to the railway station at Aslockton. You will have to change trains at Nottingham to get back to Newark from here.
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Local attractions
This route contains a Sustrans Greener Greenway
A greenway is a corridor of undeveloped land, reserved for recreational use and environmental conservation.
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Map shows the National Cycle Network and local routes in this area.
Region:
The route follows the trackbed of the old Newark to Bottesford railway, providing a traffic-free, green corridor between the pretty market town of Newark and the nearby village of Cotham.