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Winkwell Swing Bridge – Grand Union Canal Path loop from Tring

Moderate

3

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Winkwell Swing Bridge – Grand Union Canal Path loop from Tring

02:14

37.0km

250m

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: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.74 km for 51 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.76 km

Wigginton Village Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Village store serving coffee and cake/sandwiches. Great breakfast stop.

wiggintonshop.org.uk

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8.47 km

Hadden's Plantation

Forest

3

24.2 km

Winkwell Swing Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Sit outside the Three Horseshoes Pub and wait to see the bridge swing into action.

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4

25.7 km

St John's Church

Highlight • Other

Originally designed by George Gilbert Scott (who later designed At. Pancras Station and the Albert Memorial). The glass panelled extension was added in the 1990s.

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5

28.7 km

Berkhamsted Totem Pole

Highlight • Monument

This was carved by a member of the Kwakiutl tribe as a memento of the years of trading between Berkhamsted's Castle Wharf and Canada.

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6

29.1 km

Church Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

Now called Church Lane. A trip down here is a trip into the past (if you ignore the wheelie bins).

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7

29.3 km

Lovelo Cycle Works

Highlight • Cycleway

Berkhamsted's only bike shop is just off the High Street, through the archway opposite Tesco. They have one of those pump/workstations outside the shop, if you're in need of some quick repairs outside of opening hours.

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8

29.4 km

This shop is considered to be the oldest extant, jettied, timber-framed building in Great Britain. It was built between 1277 and 1297, back when Berkhamsted was a flourishing wool trading …

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9

30.4 km

Grand Union Canal Path

Highlight • Trail

B

37.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

6.01 km

2.02 km

1.37 km

528 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.9 km

7.25 km

1.13 km

588 m

138 m

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

19°C

11°C

34 %

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