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Dundas Aqueduct – Avoncliff Aqueduct loop from University of Bath

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Dundas Aqueduct – Avoncliff Aqueduct loop from University of Bath

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Dundas Aqueduct – Avoncliff Aqueduct loop from University of Bath

05:41

20.4km

350m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 3.63 km for 36 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.04 km

Brassknocker Basin

Lake

3.64 km

Brassknocker Basin and Dundas Wharf

Highlight • Cafe

This large basin sits next to the incredible Dundas Aqueduct and often has moored canal boats present. The aqueduct links the Kennet and Avon Canal with the mostly dried Somerset …

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3.71 km

Dundas Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

The Dundas Aqueduct is an impressive 18th-century structure built to carry the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon. Designed by John Rennie in 1797, it was completed in …

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3.72 km

Avoncliff Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

One of the most impressive structures on Britain's waterways, the Avoncliff Aqueduct at over 100 metres long and 18 metres wide, carries the Kennet & Avon Canal over the River Avon.

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8.84 km

Avoncliff Wood

Forest

9.58 km

The Inn at Freshford

Highlight • Pub

Cracking beer garden

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10.3 km

Freshford Mill and River Avon

Highlight • Natural

15.6 km

Slittems Wood

Forest

16.7 km

Midford Viaducts

Highlight • Cycleway

This peaceful village once had two railways running through it, the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S & DJ) and the Great Western Railway. Both have long ceased to carry …

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17.9 km

William Smith's House and Memorial, Tucking Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

At the turn of the 19th century, William Smith lived here at Tucking Mill, a stunning hamlet. Smith is considered the father of English geology as he created the first national map of England and Wales.

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

2.98 km

2.78 km

714 m

301 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.97 km

4.94 km

2.51 km

2.39 km

458 m

158 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Sunday 30 August

21°C

12°C

41 %

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Dundas Aqueduct – Avoncliff Aqueduct loop from University of Bath

Brassknocker Basin and Dundas Wharf

Dundas Aqueduct

Dundas Aqueduct

Avoncliff Aqueduct

The Inn at Freshford

Freshford Mill and River Avon

Midford Viaducts

William Smith's House and Memorial, Tucking Mill

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