Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Speen Moors loop from Avery's Pightle

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Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Speen Moors loop from Avery's Pightle

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Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Speen Moors loop from Avery's Pightle

01:08

10.6km

90m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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416 m

Lake and red bridge by the River Kennet

Highlight • Forest

This little lake provides a refreshing oasis to explore on your hike through the Newbury plains.

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764 m

Gravel Track Down Towards the River

Highlight • Trail

Best in summer

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1.17 km

Hamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal

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At Marsh Benham, the Kennet and Avon canal passes through Hamstead Lock, a pretty section of the canal with a bench overlooking the water. It makes a nice picnic or …

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2.06 km

Sluice Between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Other

A small sluice to control the flow of the water between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal.

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2.84 km

Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82

Highlight • Structure

3.38 km

Overgrown Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

very overgrown towpath and pretty rough. doable on 28mm tyres but you might need a machete to hack through the vegetation.

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5.15 km

Speen Moors

Highlight • Other

7.47 km

Benham Estate Public Path

Highlight • Forest

10.6 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.49 km

2.20 km

763 m

605 m

406 m

103 m

Surfaces

3.28 km

3.24 km

1.59 km

1.04 km

809 m

605 m

Elevation

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Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82 – Speen Moors loop from Avery's Pightle

Lake and red bridge by the River Kennet

Gravel Track Down Towards the River

Hamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal

Sluice Between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal

Kennet and Avon Canal, Lock 82

Overgrown Towpath

Speen Moors

Benham Estate Public Path

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