Loxwood Lock – Baldwin's Knob Lock loop from Rudgwick

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Loxwood Lock – Baldwin's Knob Lock loop from Rudgwick

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Loxwood Lock – Baldwin's Knob Lock loop from Rudgwick

05:13

19.9km

150m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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905 m

View of Downs Link from Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

1.89 km

View of the Surrey Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

bench here to relax

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4.54 km

Lion's Copse

Forest

10.1 km

In 1905, the Wey and Arun Canal was split at Loxwood after a road bridge was dismantled. The road then ran through where the canal should have been as a replacement bridge wasn’t on the cards. To restore the canal, it would need to run beneath the road.

The canal was dropped and a new lock put in – Loxwood Lock – to allow for boats and pedestrians to pass underneath the road. The canal was reopened at this section in 2009, and a boat passed through for the first time in over 100 years.

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11.5 km

Baldwin's Knob Lock

Highlight • Historical Site

Baldwin's Knob lock has been restored and was the first lock to have been refurbished on the disused Wey & Arun Canal. It opened in its current form in 1994 and originally in 1816.

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12.6 km

Pontoon on the Wey and Arun Canal

Highlight • River

12.7 km

Drungewick Aqueduct

Highlight • River

Interesting feature and unique structure with the canal passing over the river and the road over the canal. Worth a stop on the bench. Peaceful location with plenty of safe riding for the family.

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13.4 km

Hedgecock's Hanger

Forest

14.6 km

Gibbons Mill

Highlight • Other

Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origins of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements through a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit, for example.

There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills:

* Either the flowing water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or
* the water is guided above the wheel - usually through a so-called "mill channel" - and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

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18.8 km

Double Bridge Over the River Arun

Highlight • Bridge

This unique double bridge over the River Arun was built in the mid-19th century. After the tower brick arch had been built, the Board of Trade deemed that the gradient up to Rudgwick Station was too steep for trains. As such, the embankments were raised and an iron bridge was built on top of the brick arch. When the team behind the Downs Link were looking for a suitable logo for the trail, this bridge seemed the obvious choice.

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