Section 1 of 8, Oxford Canal Walk
Coventry to Shilton
9.2 miles (14.8 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SP 332 795. Finish: SP 400 833. OS grid.
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Up and down
Almost flat: about 2 m of climbing and 2 m of descent; highest point 95 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Coventry.
- Bus stops
- Radford Rd / Nauls Mill House, 160 m from the start. Directions SP 331 796BS1, 230 m from the start. Directions SP 333 793
- Car parks
- Car park, 70 m from the start. Directions SP 332 796Car park (pay), 150 m from the start. Directions SP 333 794Car park, 180 m from the start. Directions SP 331 794
Getting back
The section finishes at Shilton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Rose and Castle, 190 m from the finish. Directions SP 398 834Grove Road, 430 m from the finish. Directions SP 396 832Garage, 430 m from the finish. Directions SP 396 832
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 52%, gravel and tracks 11%; the rest (37%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 1 gate, 4 flights of steps.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 2 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Stag, Coventry: at the start.The Tin Music & Arts, Coventry: at the start.Bishopgate Social Club, Hillfields: 0.6 miles in.Coventry City Supporters Club, Hillfields: 1.9 miles in.The Signal Box, Paradise: 2.9 miles in. Seats outside.Royal Hotel, Little Heath: 3.4 miles in.Foleshill Gas Club, Little Heath: 3.8 miles in.The Longford Engine: 4.8 miles in.Greyhound Inn, Exhall: 5.6 miles in. Seats outside.Rose and Castle, Ansty: at the finish.And 22 more within a quarter of a mile.
- Cafés
- Playwrights Cafe - Coventry Canal Basin: at the start. Seats outside.Costa, Paradise: 3 miles in.Stadium Café, Little Heath: 4 miles in.Esquires, Coventry: near the start, about 350 m off the way.Booths Cafe, Hillfields: 0.3 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Sizzlers Café, Paradise: 2.6 miles in, about 400 m off the way.Starbucks, Rowley Green: 4.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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