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Crofton Locks and Pumping Station

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Crofton Locks and Pumping Station

Name: Crofton Locks and Pumping Station
Rating: 2

Recommended by 31 mountain bikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Location: Great Bedwyn, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Best Mountain Biking Routes to Crofton Locks and Pumping Station

1. Tidworth & Pewsey Downs loop from Great Bedwyn

78.0km

05:42

690m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Mountainbike loop from St Margarets

24.9km

01:59

230m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down loop from Newbury

57.1km

04:11

470m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Amy

February 7, 2020

A pretty set of nine locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, the Crofton Locks were designed by John Rennie to supply water to the western end. Next to the locks, the Crofton Pumping Station has a cafe, gift shop and picnic area.

The area also provides important habitat for wildlife and is home to lots of swans, ducks, moorhens, thrushes and even common lizards and and slow worms.

T1pkp

July 3, 2021

There is a WWII pill box next to the parking lot. It's part of the defense line along the canal.

pennypost.org.uk/2020/02/the-role-of-pillboxes-along-the-kennet-avon-canal-during-ww2

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Elevation 180 m

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Location: Great Bedwyn, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Crofton Locks and Pumping Station

1. Tidworth & Pewsey Downs loop from Great Bedwyn

2. Mountainbike loop from St Margarets

3. Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down loop from Newbury

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