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Avon Valley Railway – Castle Combe Village loop from Yate

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Avon Valley Railway – Castle Combe Village loop from Yate

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Avon Valley Railway – Castle Combe Village loop from Yate

04:13

68.6km

540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 44.8 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.95 km

Gravel Lane with Countryside View

Highlight • Trail

The gravel is a bit soft for road tyres but 32 up and you're fine.

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6.90 km

Gravel Trail to Westerleigh

Highlight • Trail

Where the cycle path changes from tarmac to a light gravel, strade bianche style in places next to the fields and more muddy under the trees. Really fun and beautiful way to escape the city.

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7.24 km

Brandy Bottom Colliery Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Brandy Bottom Colliery, located just off the Bath-Bristol cycle path, was an important coal mining site in the 19th century, particularly known for its deep mine workings. The site features …

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10.0 km

Mangotsfield Railway Station (disused)

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Mangotsfield railway station has not served as a station since 1966. Opened in 1845, the small station was a stop on the Bristol to Birmingham route. Nowadays, it's used as …

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12.1 km

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Highlight • Rest Area

Perhaps the quaintest little coffee stop in the whole of England. This sweet little cafe is placed inside an old railway station along the Bristol & Bath Railway path. There …

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12.2 km

Warmley Signal Box and Station Café

Highlight • Monument

Retro charm along the old railway line in the Avon Valley.

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14.1 km

Avon Valley Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Section of the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path running alongside the Avon Valley Railway, a 3 mile (5km) long heritage steam line.

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20.2 km

Tennant's Wood

Forest

44.8 km

Becker's Wood

Forest

45.2 km

Castle Combe is often hailed as the ‘prettiest village in England.' Situated within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the quintessentially English village has regularly been used as a …

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68.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.2 km

23.6 km

4.45 km

3.90 km

1.80 km

423 m

237 m

Surfaces

53.0 km

11.3 km

3.48 km

691 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

29°C

15°C

0 %

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Avon Valley Railway – Castle Combe Village loop from Yate

Gravel Lane with Countryside View

Gravel Trail to Westerleigh

Brandy Bottom Colliery Ruins

Mangotsfield Railway Station (disused)

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Warmley Signal Box and Station Café

Avon Valley Railway

Castle Combe Village

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