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Somerset Coal Canal Bridge – Hope & Anchor, Midford loop from Combe Down Tunnel

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Somerset Coal Canal Bridge – Hope & Anchor, Midford loop from Combe Down Tunnel

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Somerset Coal Canal Bridge – Hope & Anchor, Midford loop from Combe Down Tunnel

01:58

6.97km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

City of Bath WHS

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1.71 km

Lock 16, Combe Hay Lock Flight, Somersetshire Coal Canal

Highlight • Structure

Constructed in approximately 1800, the Somerset Coal Canal was a slender waterway in England. Its course commenced at Paulton and Timsbury, where it connected to basins, and extended to Camerton. You'll find 22 locks in total along the canal, and here is number 16.

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3.39 km

Somerset Coal Canal Bridge

Highlight • Structure

The Somerset Coal Canal once carried coal from nearby coal fields to the Kennet and Avon Canal. It was defunct by the turn of the 20th century and was drained, leaving behind fascinating, overgrown remnants of which this pretty bridge is one. Somerset is littered with history, from lime kilns to old bridges and it makes for a wonderful adventure to find its hidden treasures.

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3.88 km

Midford Viaducts

Highlight • Cycleway

This peaceful village once had two railways running through it, the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S & DJ) and the Great Western Railway. Both have long ceased to carry trains but the S & DJ is now a cycle path. The Midford Viaducts cross in the village, their southern arches shrouded in trees with a footpath passing under one and the main road passing under another.

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4.01 km

Hope & Anchor, Midford

Highlight • Rest Area

Old Midford Station hotel. Close by are industrial relics of bridges, both used and abandoned.
Somerset & Dorset railway bridge, the cycleway: over a bridge of the the Camerton rail line which is over the old Somerset Coal canal and the Cam Brook.

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4.99 km

Sheep Near Gate in The Cotswolds

Highlight • Natural

6.24 km

The Packhorse Pub

Highlight • Pub

Fabulous community owned pub in a historic village. Lovely garden which welcomes dogs, good food and friendly staff. Excellent spot for a well earned break / pint.

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6.28 km

South Stoke General Stores

Highlight • Settlement

Honesty shop with ice creams, baking goods and eggs. All on an honesty box system.

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6.97 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.67 km

1.90 km

368 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.67 km

1.58 km

653 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

32°C

16°C

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Somerset Coal Canal Bridge – Hope & Anchor, Midford loop from Combe Down Tunnel

Lock 16, Combe Hay Lock Flight, Somersetshire Coal Canal

Somerset Coal Canal Bridge

Midford Viaducts

Hope & Anchor, Midford

Sheep Near Gate in The Cotswolds

The Packhorse Pub

South Stoke General Stores

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