Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Overgrown Towpath loop from Newbury

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Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Overgrown Towpath loop from Newbury

Moderate

5.0

(3)

runners

Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Overgrown Towpath loop from Newbury

01:25

13.3km

50m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.84 km

Bend Plantation

Forest

2.80 km

Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82

Highlight • Structure

3.58 km

Sluice Between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Other

A small sluice to control the flow of the water between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal.

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4.50 km

Hampstead Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hampstead Lock is situated along the Kennet and Avon Canal. It's a lovely spot to stop and sit watching the canal boats go by.

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6.73 km

Irish Hill Copse

Forest

8.80 km

Hamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

At Marsh Benham, the Kennet and Avon canal passes through Hamstead Lock, a pretty section of the canal with a bench overlooking the water. It makes a nice picnic or …

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11.0 km

Overgrown Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

very overgrown towpath and pretty rough. doable on 28mm tyres but you might need a machete to hack through the vegetation.

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13.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.81 km

2.32 km

641 m

314 m

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.49 km

2.43 km

571 m

396 m

377 m

Elevation

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Saturday 7 November

9°C

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29 %

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Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Overgrown Towpath loop from Newbury

Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82

Sluice Between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal

Hampstead Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Hamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal

Overgrown Towpath

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