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Avoncliff Aqueduct – Somerset Coal Canal Bridge loop from Limpley Stoke

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Avoncliff Aqueduct – Somerset Coal Canal Bridge loop from Limpley Stoke

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Avoncliff Aqueduct – Somerset Coal Canal Bridge loop from Limpley Stoke

06:07

22.5km

320m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 7.19 km for 36 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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550 m

Freshford Mill and River Avon

Highlight • Natural

1.28 km

The Inn at Freshford

Highlight • Pub

Cracking beer garden

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2.03 km

Avoncliff Wood

Forest

2.79 km

Avoncliff Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

One of the most impressive structures on Britain's waterways, the Avoncliff Aqueduct at over 100 metres long and 18 metres wide, carries the Kennet & Avon Canal over the River Avon.

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7.21 km

Brassknocker Basin and Dundas Wharf

Highlight • Cafe

This large basin sits next to the incredible Dundas Aqueduct and often has moored canal boats present. The aqueduct links the Kennet and Avon Canal with the mostly dried Somerset …

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9.56 km

Slittems Wood

Forest

11.2 km

Somerset Coal Canal Bridge

Highlight • Structure

The Somerset Coal Canal once carried coal from nearby coal fields to the Kennet and Avon Canal. It was defunct by the turn of the 20th century and was drained, …

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12.9 km

Lock 16, Combe Hay Lock Flight, Somersetshire Coal Canal

Highlight • Structure

Constructed in approximately 1800, the Somerset Coal Canal was a slender waterway in England. Its course commenced at Paulton and Timsbury, where it connected to basins, and extended to Camerton. …

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14.4 km

Combe Hay Parish Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Nestled in Combe Hay near to the village's grand manor house, this pretty church has 15th-century sections. The main body of the building was restored in the 18th century and …

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19.5 km

The Weary Traveller Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

'The Weary Traveller' was created as part of a village sculpture project run by Ian Marlow.

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22.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

3.11 km

1.88 km

1.12 km

291 m

210 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

4.94 km

3.91 km

1.63 km

416 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Avoncliff Aqueduct – Somerset Coal Canal Bridge loop from Limpley Stoke

Freshford Mill and River Avon

The Inn at Freshford

Avoncliff Aqueduct

Brassknocker Basin and Dundas Wharf

Somerset Coal Canal Bridge

Lock 16, Combe Hay Lock Flight, Somersetshire Coal Canal

Combe Hay Parish Church

The Weary Traveller Sculpture

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