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Forge Coffee – Grand Union Canal Towpath loop from Towcester

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Towcester

Forge Coffee – Grand Union Canal Towpath loop from Towcester

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Forge Coffee – Grand Union Canal Towpath loop from Towcester

05:49

92.8km

840m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 87.5 km for 66 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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18.0 km

Forge Coffee

Highlight • Cafe

excellent coffee stop

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29.2 km

Chipping Warden Parish Church and Market Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

Chipping Warden is a Northamptonshire village with a rich history. On the River Cherwell, to the east, are the remains of a Roman villa, while just to the south of …

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45.6 km

The Red Lion Pub

Highlight • Pub

....an honour shared with The Countryman in Staverton, both a lofty 172m

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53.3 km

Ascent Into Preston Capes Village

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The name Preston Capes is derived partly from Preosta-tun (Anglo-Saxon for the priests enclosure). Some lovely Northamptonshire houses as you ascend. More on the village prestoncapes.org.uk

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61.6 km

Everdon Stubbs Ancient Woodland

Highlight • Natural Monument

81.0 km

Northampton Locks on the Grand Union Canal

Highlight • River

Opened on 1st May 1815, the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal includes 17 locks and connects the canal with the River Nene in Northampton.

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81.7 km

Sandlanding Wharf

Forest

82.5 km

Grand Union Canal Towpath

Highlight • Trail

This continues for many many miles and although rather bumpy in places it is, as you would expect, really flat. Surprisingly hard going along the less than smooth more rural parts of the canal.

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85.1 km

The Acorn Barn

Highlight • Rest Area

Take a break, read or swap books at the Acorn Barn.

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92.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

85.7 km

2.18 km

1.99 km

1.90 km

606 m

506 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.9 km

41.8 km

1.31 km

580 m

366 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

13°C

5°C

85 %

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Forge Coffee – Grand Union Canal Towpath loop from Towcester

Forge Coffee

Chipping Warden Parish Church and Market Cross

The Red Lion Pub

Ascent Into Preston Capes Village

Everdon Stubbs Ancient Woodland

Northampton Locks on the Grand Union Canal

Grand Union Canal Towpath

The Acorn Barn

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