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Kennet and Avon Canal Trail

Regional route140 km · 87 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Bristol Triangular City Walk 1.9 mi · 3.1 kmExplore Wiltshire →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 10–21 °C (50–70 °F)

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  2. F8°2°62
  3. M10°3°72
  4. A13°5°62
  5. M16°8°68
  6. J19°11°60
  7. J21°13°64
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  10. O14°8°101
  11. N10°5°92
  12. D8°3°97

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

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
140 km · 87 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
155 km · 96 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wiltshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
K&A
Operator (OSM)
Canal River Trust
From / to
River Avon at Bristol → River Thames at Reading
Route centre
51.3969, -1.7834
Route start
51.4496, -2.6239
OpenStreetMap
relation 8345184
Wikidata
Q1412795
Official info
canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal
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

Bristol Triangular City Walk

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Bristol

Long Ashton Village Circular Walk

2.3 mi · 3.6 km · North Somerset

Community Forest Path

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Bristol

Step Free Route, Tyntesfield

3.9 mi · 6.4 km · North Somerset

Tyntesfield Tynings Walk, Tyntesfield

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · North Somerset

Tyntesfield Sidelands Walk, Tyntesfield

4.1 mi · 6.7 km · North Somerset

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