Cycling along the Kennet and Avon Canal near
Bath
There are several pleasant routes into Bath avoiding the city
traffic:
From the west:
The Bristol and Bath
Railway Path forms part of the Sustrans route 4. The path
is 19kms long and level nearly throughout, offering a very pleasant
path for cycling or walking between the two cities.
From the north:
You can avoid the traffic
by joining the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bathampton and then coming
into the city along Great Pulteney Street.
From the east and south:
The
Colliers Way is a 23-mile long multi-user path between Frome
and Bath via Midsomer Norton and Radstock. It is part of
National Route 24 of the National Cycle Network. It
joins Sustrans Route 4 at Monkton Combe and the
route runs alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal for
the final 6kms into the city.