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Bletchley And Fenny Stratford

Grand Union Canal – Teardrop Lakes loop from Fenny Stratford

Hard

5.0

(1)

513

runners

Grand Union Canal – Teardrop Lakes loop from Fenny Stratford

03:52

36.5km

140m

Running

Hard run. 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 29, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 323 m for 12 m

After 36.2 km for 12 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

335 m

Fenny Stratford Lock and Red Lion Pub

Highlight • Bridge

Fenny Stratford Lock was initially built to aid construction of the canal. It stuck around because it was deemed too costly to remove. It's a pretty location featuring a pub, The Red Lion, and a former lockkeeper's cottage.

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2

5.80 km

Grand Union Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Towpath is always good for easy flat riding, just keep the speed down. Just remember most boats on the towpath are live aboard, like me with kids and dogs that …

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3

10.0 km

South Ferris Wheel, Willen Lake

Highlight • Monument

Willen Lake is the most popular park in Milton Keynes and it is so for a good reason. A lovely place to go not just for hiking and running but …

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4

11.2 km

Circle of Hearts Medicine Wheel

Highlight • Monument

This is an exciting structure that represents North American Indian Medicine Wheels, whilst also paying homage to British traditions of building circles alongside meeting places and important sites.

The structure …

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5

18.2 km

Great Linford Manor Park is a unique site in Milton Keynes with a history stretching back to at least the Saxon times. Many features of the park, for example the …

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6

18.7 km

Grand Union Canal

Highlight • River

Stretching 137 miles (220 km) from London to Birmingham, the Grand Union Canal was once an important waterway carrying trade to and from the capital. Today, narrowboats slowly cruise the waters, whilst cyclists and walkers enjoy the towpath.

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7

22.3 km

Bancroft Roman Villa

Highlight • Monument

Situated in Milton Keynes' Loughton Valley Linear Park, Bancroft Roman Villa is one of the most extensively excavated Roman villas in Britain. Discovered in 1971, it took 15 years of …

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25.3 km

Lodge Lake

Lake

9

28.4 km

Teardrop Lakes

Highlight • Structure

The motorway right besides is quite noise, which disturbs the experience considerably. Also the part closer to the national bowl is a bit shabby. For the rest quite green pseudo-nature, but relaxing by bike.

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36.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

2.87 km

1.87 km

1.77 km

809 m

386 m

255 m

Surfaces

15.8 km

6.48 km

4.68 km

3.94 km

3.60 km

1.89 km

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Tuesday 12 May

12°C

5°C

76 %

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