Warroy three

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A traffic-free route along river banks and a canal towpath. A great way of exploring two historical towns. Well recommended for visitors. The route is accurately plotted on the map and easy to follow on the ground. Lots of interesting sights along the way. One steep flight of steps between the River Avon and the Grand Union Canal aqueduct overhead.

In March it was a bit wet and muddy underfoot in sections. Takes about an hour to walk it.

As an alternative, you can take the towpath all the way from the aqueduct to Leamington railway station.

I use this route often as I live locally. The parks at either end are popular and well looked after, but once you are in the middle section between the two towns, it takes on a different and more rural character which is surprising given the relatively short distance.
For some reason I find hard to describe, I prefer travelling from Warwick to Leamington on this route. Maybe because after climbing the flight of stairs from the river Avon to the canal, I like to stop for a short breather and take in the view from the top of the aqueduct.
I recommend this route to anyone in the area. It can easily be combined with a journey back to the starting point using a different route incorporating more of the canal, to make it more of a circular walk for example.

Short, direct, mainly offroad route linking Warwick Bus Station with the very well connected railway station at Leamington Spa. We started from the Warwick end in teeming rain. A short section along the well preserved but quite busy streets delivers you to St Nicholas Park, a popular and friendly place. Paved paths lead to the River Avon and take you out of the town via increasingly narrow and muddy footpaths (glad I was wearing boots, I suspect you could get away with shoes most days). A set of steps lead up to the aqueduct of the Grand Union Canal, which you follow too briefly before leaving to join the River Leam, the riverside path of which you follow into Leamington Spa. There isn't much of Leamington to walk through before you get to the meeting place. The stops and shops all lie beyond. A really pleasant walk that packs in two towns, two rivers and a canal in 5km. Relaxing, safe and well connected.

A lovely little route with good paths and little on-road pavements (and those are in the historic towns of Warwick and Leamington Spa).

What a lovely route this is! Starting from Warwick it passes some interesting old buildings, then heads through a park, and reaches the River Avon. This riverside path is tarmacked, and looking back you can glimpse Warwick Castle. Shortly after passing where Cycle Route 41 crosses the river, the route leaves the tarmac across a worn, grassy footpath to stay close to the river. This is a pretty path, through trees. There were a lot of puddles in the rain, but it wasn’t really muddy.
The path goes under the railway, then under the canal, where there is then a long flight of steps to take you up to the canal. The route follows the towpath over the aqueduct and on to where the railway crosses over the canal, but leaves the towpath here to follow a footpath alongside the railway, and then the River Leam. Just past the weir, there is a pelican crossing into another riverside park walk and on to Leamington Spa Station.
This is quite a varied walk with good footpaths throughout, and is surprisingly rural for a short route joining neighbouring towns.

Really lovely route ! Highlights included passing through a lovely park filled with beautiful old trees, walking along the river Avon, and following stairs up to the aqueduct! There are some very picturesque and characterful old houses in Warwick, which this route encompasses. Nice glimpse of the castle too!.

A beautiful, relaxed route taking you through the park, alongside the River Avon and the Grand Union Canal, and another small green space when you reach Royal Leamington Spa. I personally loved going from the river to the canal - really cool to see how that is all built and works! There are stairs and some narrow paths, but in general a great walk between 2 lovely end points, whichever direction you go in!.

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