Off road from Basingstoke to Basingstoke Canal - Do-able?

flybywire
flybywire Posts: 575
edited June 2009 in Routes
Advise please, I rode to Woking & back on Tuesday from Fleet but had to do 12miles on road before the canal towpath ..

Any suggestion of routes to Greywell/Nately Scures from Basing/Basingstoke area all offroad :?: Greywell tunnel is where the canal starts

It means doing a ride out Ash/Aldershot way

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  • lesz42
    lesz42 Posts: 690
    use this


    http://www.bikehike.co.uk


    i find all sorts of routes!
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  • flybywire
    flybywire Posts: 575
    thanks - that's useful :)
  • hanneyp
    hanneyp Posts: 14
    I don't think there's a route out of Basingstoke to the canal which is entirely off-road, but the best route I've found is out through eastrop park, basing road and then through old basing.......

    http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-ki ... 3036288731
    (Note you need to cut through the underpass footpaths to avoid major roundabouts/roads before you get out of town)

    It's only about 4 miles to the start of the towpath. You can pick up the canal at Up Nately for a 1/2 mile or so before you have to climb over the hill to rejoin it at Greywell (the Greywell tunnel is closed cos it's a habitat for endangered bats or something!!)

    Pete
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  • flybywire
    flybywire Posts: 575
    Pete, That's really useful.. I rode to Woking & back last week along the canal.. it was ok.

    It was a on road to get to Fleet and then on the way back came off at Hook .. needed to get to Beech Hill and I know off road from Basingstoke but not from Basingstoke to canal offroad. Thanks for the link. :)

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