Hungerford to Newbury
A station-to-station walkBerkshireSouth East England
A pleasant, flat and very direct walk almost entirely along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath, with very few road crossings. Surface is mainly paved or gravelled and suitable for wheels and with a couple of mile-long grassy stretches that get muddy after rain and narrow in places when vegetation grows. Also follows National Cycle Network Route 4. Kintbury makes a convenient break, with public toilets by the canal, pubs, a shop and rail and bus links. Several benches near the bridges and locks.
Waterway: almost all along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Lunch: Various shops and pubs at Kintbury, the natural break point.
Warnings: Two mile-long grassy stretches get muddy and slippery after rain and in winter, and the path narrows where vegetation grows.
Credits
Walk details: Slow Ways.