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Kings Head Pub – Atherstone Top Lock loop from Atherstone

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Kings Head Pub – Atherstone Top Lock loop from Atherstone

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Kings Head Pub – Atherstone Top Lock loop from Atherstone

02:50

38.3km

140m

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 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 19.6 km for 31 m

After 19.8 km for 31 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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263 m

Kings Head Pub

Highlight • Restaurant

Great little stop off if using the canal tow path through here, good food, good atmosphere, and a fantastic beer garden in the summer.

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374 m

Coventry Canal

Highlight • River

1.05 km

Atherstone Top Lock

Highlight • Structure

15.4 km

Dog in Bicycle Basket by the Canal

Highlight • River

How cool to be riding on an electric Cube MTB

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19.7 km

Old Pumping Station on the Coventry Canal

Highlight • Monument

Can'r say I've ever noticed it before, and old pumping station not a listed building...

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19.8 km

Hawkesbury Canal Junction (Sutton Stop)

Highlight • Historical Site

An important link in England's canal network for around 200 years, Hawkesbury Junction is the northern termination of the Oxford Canal, as it joins the Coventry Canal. If you've just …

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34.0 km

Hartshill Wharf Canal Buildings and Boat Mooring Area

Highlight • Structure

nice view from the canal side

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38.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

9.24 km

8.75 km

6.48 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

9.34 km

8.66 km

4.64 km

320 m

211 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

17°C

9°C

84 %

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Kings Head Pub – Atherstone Top Lock loop from Atherstone

Kings Head Pub

Coventry Canal

Atherstone Top Lock

Dog in Bicycle Basket by the Canal

Old Pumping Station on the Coventry Canal

Hawkesbury Canal Junction (Sutton Stop)

Hartshill Wharf Canal Buildings and Boat Mooring Area

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