Description
Improved version of Browok One with corrections to make clear where to cross over the canal. Also picks the quieter non-cycle side where there is a choice.
This route follows the Basingstoke Canal between Brookwood and Woking. It is mostly canal towpath, off road, well made, with one or two very short sections which may be muddy after rain
Improved version of Browok One with corrections to make clear where to cross over the canal. Also picks the quieter non-cycle side where there is a choice.
This route follows the Basingstoke Canal between Brookwood and Woking. It is mostly canal towpath, off road, well made, with one or two very short sections which may be muddy after rain
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Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Brookwood
Grid Ref
SU9516656957
Lat / Lon
51.30379° / -0.63622°
Easting / Northing
495,166E / 156,957N
What3Words
deeper.ranch.exit
Woking
Grid Ref
TQ0065258741
Lat / Lon
51.31888° / -0.55704°
Easting / Northing
500,652E / 158,741N
What3Words
cheat.income.hopes
| Brookwood | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SU9516656957 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.30379° / -0.63622° |
| Easting / Northing | 495,166E / 156,957N |
| What3Words | deeper.ranch.exit |
| Woking | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ0065258741 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.31888° / -0.55704° |
| Easting / Northing | 500,652E / 158,741N |
| What3Words | cheat.income.hopes |
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reviews
RichP
02 Apr 2023This route has an advantage over Browok1, in that it has apparently been walked and recorded precisely with a .gpx file, whereas Browok1, as a succcession of straight lines, appears to have been created differently.
However their fundamental difference is only one of preference. The side of the Basingstoke Canal proposed by Browok2 has two places where walkers can avoid crossing roads which those on Browok1 can't; however it is also slightly narrower and (at least today, soon after some recent days of downpours) muddier than Browok1.
The reality is either of the Browok routes is agreeable for a wander, and not very challenging (the opposite direction would be a little more so, as the canal locks go uphill that way). Much of the towpath is surfaced off, making it easy to walk on, and alos attractive to other walkers and cyclists.
One last point is that according to my Strava recording, the route is a little longer than 4 miles. at 4.5 miles.
Tallulah P
02 Apr 2023This route isn't too long, at about an hour and a half timewise, it can be done by all age groups. Going along the canal, you're able to see lots of wildlife whilst also going through a few villages. However, there are quite a few small hills that could be challenging to those who can't walk, alongside the terrain which can be very muddy outside of summertime.
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Jane Taylor
27 Mar 2023Excellent direct route along canal towpath between Brookwood and Woking. Almost entirely off road, flat and step free - although there are one or two points where the path is a little narrow and some mud after rain (not much).
I very much enjoyed this walk on an early spring day, plenty of ducks on the water and primroses in the woods.
I made this new version which is slightly amended from Browok One, and corrects a problem where it needs to be clear that the path crosses the canal.
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