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Whitchurch Railway Path – Staple Hill Tunnel loop from Bath and North East Somerset

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Bath and North East Somerset

Whitchurch Railway Path – Staple Hill Tunnel loop from Bath and North East Somerset

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Whitchurch Railway Path – Staple Hill Tunnel loop from Bath and North East Somerset

05:39

90.8km

900m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 17.7 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.44 km

Whitchurch Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A quiet and shady entrance into Bristol - a pleasant surprise after coming off the Wells Road.

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21.6 km

Ruins

27.2 km

Railway Path to Bath

Highlight • Cycleway

Watch out for hippies on bikes. They are as bad as cyclists in London.

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32.1 km

Staple Hill Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

Staple Hill tunnel is a disused railway tunnel that was originally part of the Midland Railway's Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line, which connected Bristol and Bath. The tunnel runs for …

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35.7 km

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Highlight • Rest Area

Perhaps the quaintest little coffee stop in the whole of England. This sweet little cafe is placed inside an old railway station along the Bristol & Bath Railway path. There …

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37.7 km

Avon Valley Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Section of the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path running alongside the Avon Valley Railway, a 3 mile (5km) long heritage steam line.

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43.8 km

Tennant's Wood

Forest

48.4 km

The Two Tunnels Greenway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A fine shortcut runs through two (former railroad) tunnels. Lights front and rear are a good thing to have.

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55.0 km

Rainbow Wood

Forest

63.7 km

Radstock Cycleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A great cycleway that provides a continuation link between the Wellow cycleway from Bath and the Collier's Way out of Radstock... or vice versa.

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72.0 km

Colliers Way (East)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A continuation/prelude to the other highlight for Collier's Way. This is a super cycleway which is similar in nature to the cycleway between Bristol and Bath... but much quieter.

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90.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.9 km

21.0 km

6.36 km

1.79 km

1.66 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

71.8 km

16.1 km

1.57 km

1.15 km

170 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

20°C

13°C

58 %

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Whitchurch Railway Path – Staple Hill Tunnel loop from Bath and North East Somerset

Whitchurch Railway Path

Railway Path to Bath

Staple Hill Tunnel

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Avon Valley Railway

The Two Tunnels Greenway

Radstock Cycleway

Colliers Way (East)

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