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Leighton-Linslade

Grand Union Canal Towpath – All Saints Church loop from Leighton Buzzard

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Central Bedfordshire
Leighton-Linslade

Grand Union Canal Towpath – All Saints Church loop from Leighton Buzzard

Moderate

4.5

(2)

22

riders

Grand Union Canal Towpath – All Saints Church loop from Leighton Buzzard

02:56

48.2km

350m

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 15, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 64 m for 81 m

Customers only

After 48.1 km for 81 m

Customers only

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.12 km

Soulbury Boot

Highlight • Natural Monument

This rock is a glacial erratic. It travelled all the way from Derbyshire in a glacier, at the end of the Ice Age. Oliver Cromwell used it as a podium …

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2

10.8 km

3

25.1 km

View of Wilstone Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sadly no views of Wellstone Reservoir here. if you are looking for Mead's Farm Shop & Tea Room head west.

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4

26.6 km

Quiet a popular road. Luckily there's a pavement where you can stop to take photos.

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5

27.0 km

Stop here for a spot of bird watching from the hide.

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6

27.1 km

This is a wonderful section of running along a gravel path that squeezes between the Grand Union Canal and Marsworth Reservoir. The views along this stretch are simply superb, they …

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7

28.0 km

Grand Union Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

Very good for walk or for ride on mountain bike.

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8

29.2 km

All Saints Church

Highlight • Other

There's been a church here since the 12th Century, but this was extended into its present form in the 14th and 15th Century.

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48.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.6 km

2.02 km

796 m

418 m

199 m

117 m

Surfaces

43.7 km

2.51 km

1.00 km

942 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 16 May

16°C

8°C

62 %

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