87 miles
Free towpath walks along the Kennet & Avon Canal
Links the Thames at Reading with the Bristol Channel, running through Wiltshire and the edge of the Cotswolds.
6 free walks across 5 towns, in the order they sit along the water.
Kennet & Avon Canal
Towpath through the town with the famous semicircular lock and narrowboats — flat, reflective and good for pushchairs.
Kennet & Avon Canal Towpath
Flat towpath through the town with locks, narrowboats and herons along the canal.
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Melksham
Kennet & Avon Canal Walk
Canal towpath through the Avon valley.
River Dun Walk
Riverside path through the Kennet & Avon canal town.
Kennet & Avon Canal Walk
Canal towpath through the market town.
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Newbury
Kennet & Avon Canal Walk
Canal towpath through the market town.
Who looks after this canal
The Kennet & Avon Canal is managed by the Canal & River Trust. Towpath surfaces, gradients and closures are their call, not ours — check with them before committing to a long walk.
Walk a different canal from the waterways map, or try the London Tube map of free things to do.