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Loxwood Lock – Wey and Arun Canal loop from Wisborough Green

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Loxwood Lock – Wey and Arun Canal loop from Wisborough Green

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Loxwood Lock – Wey and Arun Canal loop from Wisborough Green

01:53

32.0km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.84 km

Half Moon Pub

Highlight • Pub

A high-end country pub owned by Kate Moss!

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4.67 km

Kirdford Coffee Van

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee ☕ stop

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5.22 km

Great Common

Forest

17.1 km

Dunsfold Village Post Office

Highlight • Settlement

Quite village where the village green and a small stream run right through the middle. Small but well stocked village Post Office which is perfect for those mid ride treats.

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19.9 km

From 1785 until 1896, the Wey and Arun Canal was used to transport goods on large barges from Wey and Goldaming to Newbridge. Engineered by Josias Jessop, the canal was considered to be important for the with France. However, the war was over before the canal was complete.

Following its closure, the canal fell into a state of disrepair until the mid 20th century when a Trust formed to protect the waterway. Today, a multi-million pound restoration has repaired some of the bridges and locks such as Devil's Hole Lock when was destroyed during a training exercise by the Canadian army in 1942.

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20.2 km

Restored Section of the Canal

Highlight • Natural

23.3 km

Alfold Village Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Set amongst green farmland, Alfold is a charming Surrey village with a village shop and a pub a little walk away. Land around the village would have been used for glass making until the beginning of the 17th century when charcoal was forbidden to be used in glass production. The charcoal would have been used to create gunpowder instead.

Alfold was an affluent village with four manor houses which belong to various lords. You can still see many historical buildings in the village, as well as the stocks and whipping post!

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26.4 km

Loxwood Lock

Highlight • Bridge

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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26.4 km

Wey and Arun Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view from the bridge looking along the Way & Arun Canal next to the Onslow Arms.

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32.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.6 km

239 m

157 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

6.04 km

239 m

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Loxwood Lock – Wey and Arun Canal loop from Wisborough Green

Half Moon Pub

Kirdford Coffee Van

Dunsfold Village Post Office

Wey and Arun Canal

Restored Section of the Canal

Alfold Village Centre

Loxwood Lock

Wey and Arun Canal

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