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The Three Locks – Slapton Lane loop from Cheddington

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The Three Locks – Slapton Lane loop from Cheddington

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The Three Locks – Slapton Lane loop from Cheddington

03:01

50.1km

350m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.93 km

Bird Hide at Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Structure

Stop here for a spot of bird watching from the hide.

Tip by

6.35 km

Tring Reservoirs by Tringford Road

Highlight • Lake

Quiet a popular road. Luckily there's a pavement where you can stop to take photos.

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27.7 km

The Three Locks

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice pub near Stoke Hammond and Soulbury that sits next the canal. Great food and very friendly staff. Lots of outside seating available and a bike rack out the front.

From here you can take the towpath north to Milton Keynes or south to Leighton Buzzard

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27.9 km

Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal

Highlight • Historical Site

t’s a great place to admire the canal and boaters as they use the flight of three locks. Thirsty or fancy a bite to eat? The Three Locks Pub has you covered! It’s the perfect spot rest for a bit and soak up the atmosphere, and watch the boats navigate the locks

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32.8 km

Heath and Reach Pump House and Clock Tower

Highlight • Monument

Once owned by the King of England, this small village has 26 grade II listed buildings and is home to gold medalist Kriss Akabusi MBE.

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35.0 km

Clipstone Barn

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

A local back lane through the Hamlet of Clipstone.. It is tarmacked and prone to potholes after a winter.

Clipstone is a small hamlet just outside Leighton Buzzard. It was first recorded in the records as Clapeston in the 1190s. The name is considered to be part Old English and part Scandinavian. This means it may date to the Danish invasions of the 8th and 9th Centuries! The first part of the name (Clip) comes from the Scandinavian name Klyppr and the second part (ton) means town, settlement or enclosed farm. Therefore, the name means Klyppr's settlement. As usual, we don't know who Klyppr was but he must have been an important man to have a settlement named after him!

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45.2 km

Slapton Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Really smooth road all the way to Slapton

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49.6 km

Horton Railway Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

This links Horton Road to the bridleway on the other side of the Railway.

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50.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.7 km

1.06 km

967 m

595 m

569 m

237 m

Surfaces

40.0 km

8.17 km

796 m

671 m

435 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

26°C

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The Three Locks – Slapton Lane loop from Cheddington

Bird Hide at Chilterns National Landscape

Tring Reservoirs by Tringford Road

The Three Locks

Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal

Heath and Reach Pump House and Clock Tower

Clipstone Barn

Slapton Lane

Horton Railway Tunnel

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