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Stroudwater Navigation – Lower Purton Swing Bridge loop from Stonehouse

Stroudwater Navigation – Lower Purton Swing Bridge loop from Stonehouse

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Stroudwater Navigation – Lower Purton Swing Bridge loop from Stonehouse

02:30

54.4km

280m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 1.88 km for 18 m

After 19.5 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.89 km

Stroudwater Navigation

Highlight • Trail

This is as far as I ventured on a road bike for this part of the Stroudwater Navigation.

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10.6 km

Longaston Lane

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A good and very quiet lane that links Slimbridge and Cambridge. It means you can avoid what is probably the worst part of the A38 in this area or you …

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12.0 km

Lightenbrook Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A good shortcut if heading to or from Gossington towards the canal.

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13.7 km

Slimbridge Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A very gently undulating, quiet lane that is part of NCN41. Can get a little mucky in winter, but the surface is on the whole very good.

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19.5 km

Lower Purton Swing Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

This bridge is located along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and connects the Purton area to the wider canal system. It is a swing bridge with a control room operated …

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27.1 km

Berkeley Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Cute courtyard cafe with outside space and welcomes cyclists

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48.4 km

Short Steep Country Road Climb

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A mere blip, but will probably get you out of your saddle.

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48.8 km

St. Peter's Church Ruins, Frocester

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A lovely spot to stop for a break or even a picnic on the lane between Frocester and Coaley. Views across the Severn Vale from one end of the churchyard and the Cotswold Hills at the other.

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54.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.5 km

12.7 km

3.64 km

876 m

362 m

246 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

22.8 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

30°C

19°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Stroudwater Navigation – Lower Purton Swing Bridge loop from Stonehouse

Stroudwater Navigation

Longaston Lane

Lightenbrook Lane

Slimbridge Lane

Lower Purton Swing Bridge

Berkeley Tea Rooms

Short Steep Country Road Climb

St. Peter's Church Ruins, Frocester

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