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Kennet and Avon Canal – Kennet and Avon Canal loop from Berkshire

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Kennet and Avon Canal – Kennet and Avon Canal loop from Berkshire

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Kennet and Avon Canal – Kennet and Avon Canal loop from Berkshire

02:49

40.4km

120m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 3.32 km for 17 m

After 7.83 km for 15 m

After 10.4 km for 12 m

After 14.4 km for 14 m

After 15.2 km for 15 m

After 26.1 km for 15 m

After 26.9 km for 14 m

After 30.9 km for 12 m

After 33.5 km for 15 m

After 37.1 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.03 km

Theale High Street

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

The High Street in Theale is rich with restaurants, convenience stores, a bakery and there are a few pubs in the adjacent streets too.

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3.77 km

Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Covering 58 acres (23.5 ha) on the edge of Theale, Hosehill Lake is a lovely nature reserve. Here, you will find sprawling meadowland, wild Exmoor ponies grazing and colourful butterflies. …

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5.41 km

Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

7.86 km

Ufton Lock (site of)

Lake

10.3 km

Aldermaston Wharf Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Superb tearooms, the latte and coffee cake were delicious and very welcome. Outside tap to fill up water bottle. Toilet very clean

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10.3 km

Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

The Kennet and Avon Canal runs for 87 miles (140 km) from the River Avon in Bath to Reading and the River Thames. It was completed in 1810 and then …

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16.7 km

Aldershot Water

Lake

20.6 km

River Kennet Path

Highlight • Trail

Fairly easy in dry season. Gravel mostly

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26.9 km

Kennet and Avon Canal at Woolhampton

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The River Kennet is a tributary of the River Thames and has a good towpath system in the main, but it can be a tad narrow in places. It forms …

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27.5 km

The Rowbarge

Highlight • Pub

Nice and friendly country pub on the Kennet and Avon canal (as well as National Cycle Network Route 4), this is one of my favourite places in Berkshire.

Tip by

40.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

12.9 km

6.92 km

5.55 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

14.1 km

9.43 km

1.04 km

582 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 21 May

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Kennet and Avon Canal – Kennet and Avon Canal loop from Berkshire

Theale High Street

Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve

Kennet and Avon Canal

Aldermaston Wharf Tea Room

Kennet and Avon Canal

River Kennet Path

Kennet and Avon Canal at Woolhampton

The Rowbarge

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