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Grand Union Canal Walk

Regional route273 km · 169 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: London LOOP (Section 13) 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore Buckinghamshire →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–21 °C (55–70 °F)

  1. J7°2°59
  2. F7°2°43
  3. M10°3°49
  4. A13°5°50
  5. M16°8°56
  6. J19°11°51
  7. J21°13°49
  8. A21°13°56
  9. S18°11°58
  10. O14°8°70
  11. N10°5°68
  12. D7°2°62

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

A parent relation to unify the other Grand Union Canal Walks

OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Trail facts

Mapped length
273 km · 169 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Buckinghamshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
51.9857, -1.0480
Route start
51.6095, -0.4990
OpenStreetMap
relation 12835159
Wikidata
Q133812719
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

London LOOP (Section 13)

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Hertfordshire

London LOOP (Section 12)

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Buckinghamshire

London LOOP (Section 14)

4.3 mi · 6.9 km · Hertfordshire

London LOOP (Section 11)

6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Hillingdon

South Bucks Way

6 mi · 10 km · Buckinghamshire

London LOOP (Section 15)

7 mi · 12 km · Hertfordshire

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