Wilton Windmill – Kennet & Avon Canal loop from Bedwyn

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Wilton Windmill – Kennet & Avon Canal loop from Bedwyn

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Wilton Windmill – Kennet & Avon Canal loop from Bedwyn

03:10

12.0km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 6.89 km for 27 m

After 8.41 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.52 km

Wilton Windmill

Highlight • Monument

2.57 km

Wilton Brail

Forest

3.68 km

View of Grazing Cows in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Natural

4.56 km

Wilton Water

Lake

6.90 km

Wilton Duck Pond

Highlight • Lake

Nestled in Pewsey Vale in the Wessex Downs AONB, the pretty village of Wilton has a duck pond and a pub, with Wilton Windmill a short distance away.

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7.10 km

Wilton Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Standing proud on the top of a hill in the midst of the rolling Wessex Downs, Wilton Windmill is the only working windmill in Wessex, still producing wholemeal, stone-ground flour. …

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8.43 km

View of the North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.95 km

Woods in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Forest

little detour through woods

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9.76 km

Bedwyn Brail

Forest

11.3 km

The Kennet & Avon Canal runs for 87 miles (140km) between London and the Bristol Channel, passing through some of central southern England's most scenic landscapes, including Wiltshire and the Cotswolds.

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12.0 km

End point

Train Station

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