8.6 miles of the Mid-Wilts Way plus 5.2 miles of detours – 13.8 miles in total
Food – take a packed lunch or visit The Crown at Bishops Cannings
Mid-Wilts Way Stage 4 – Smallgrain Plantation to Martinslade
Leaving Smallgrain Plantation, you’ll head in a south/south-westerly direction towards Devizes. You then re-join the Kennet & Avon Canal and will see the magnificent Caen Hill Locks – one of the longest flight of locks in the country – before arriving at Martinslade and the end of this itinerary.
Day 6 Mid-Wilts Way Itinerary – Detailed Information
Morning
Arrive at the start point by 10am.
Walk the Mid-Wilts Way from Smallgrain Plantation to the Bishops Cannings turn off (see Bishops Cannings Detour map).
30 minutes
0.9 mile / 1.5 kms
Take a detour to Bishops Cannings to have lunch at The Crown Inn and to visit the beautiful, grade-1 listed Church of St Mary the Virgin.
1 hour
2.6 mile / 4.2 kms
Lunch at The Crown Inn Bishops Cannings or packed lunch
Approximately 1.5 hours
Afternoon
Re-trace your steps to follow the detour back to the Mid-Wilts Way from Bishops Cannings.
1 hour
2.6 mile / 4.2 kms
Walk the Mid-Wilts Way from the Bishops Cannings turn off to Devizes.
Approximately 1 hour
4.7 miles / 7.6 kms
Take a detour and explore Devizes.
The Wiltshire Museum is in the heart of the town and has interesting displays and exhibitions throughout the year.
Allow 1.5 – 2 hours
Walk the Mid-Wilts Way from Devizes to Martinslade.
You will pass the impressive sight of Caen Hill Locks, a scheduled ancient monument. Caen Hill is one of the longest continuous flight of locks in the country – a total of 29 locks with a rise of 237 feet over 2 miles with a 1 in 44 gradient.
Approximately 1.5 hours
3 miles / 4.8 kms
End of Day 6 of the Mid-Wilts Way itinerary
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