Download maps of the Kennet & Avon Canal.
The most up to date and clearest maps of the Kennet & Avon Canal are available for download.
View on your computer, laptop, smart phone, or tablet, or print if you prefer the traditional paper format.
GPS tracking (on devices with GPS) shows you exactly where you are as you move along the map.
Monthly updates ensure you start with an up to date map, with options to keep it up to date too.
Clear Maps
Clear presentation shows the Locks, bridges, and aqueducts etc. superimposed on an Ordnance Survey (OS) background map. Icons represent all the facilities, including moorings and their time limits. Download the key to see the features which appear on the maps.
Information bars, positioned every half hour, show the distance from the end of the canal, in kilometres and miles, the number of locks, the number of opening bridges, and the cruising time in hours.
Route Covered
The maps cover the route shown in orange for the whole of the Kennet & Avon including:
- Kennet & Avon Canal
- Reading Loop
- River Avon (Bristol)
Map Formats
The Kennet & Avon Canal Map is available in a choice of two formats:-
Printout A4 or A5
The Acrobat (pdf) map includes 34 pages of maps plus 4 cover pages. These can be viewed on screen a page at a time.
The pages are sized for printing A4, or A5 if your eyesight is good enough.
This map can be used on computers, laptops, phones and tablets with Acrobat Reader (or equivalent) software or app installed.
Laptop or Computer
The Memory-Map (qct) map has the same map pages joined into one scrollable and zoomable map.
This map works on Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows and Mac with Memory‑Map (or equivalent) software or app installed, and the classic map compatibility option enabled.
Installing
Please read more about installing each of the map formats, and the software or apps you will need to install:-
Downloading
Download links are sent by email, usually within a few seconds of payment being made and will be valid for 48 hours. Please check you junk mail folders if the email doesn’t appear promptly.
Free Map Examples
My maps for the Droitwich Canals are free to download in both Acrobat (pdf) and Memory‑Map (qct) formats. Please download and try these to see how good my maps are, and make sure you can install them on your device(s).
I also produce maps for canal restoration projects which are all free to download in both Acrobat (pdf) and Memory‑Map (qct) formats. These restoration maps are very similar in style to the maps for the open waterways.
Licencing and Copyright
The licence conditions permit you to use my maps on up to five devices. That’s computers, laptops, phones, tablets etc.
The maps are licenced for personal use. Business licences are available on request.
Copyright in the background maps is held by Ordnance Survey. Copyright in all other work is held by Waterway Routes. The maps should not be copied without permission except for the limited circumstances permitted by law.
DVDs
I also produce DVDs of the Kennet & Avon Canal in a choice of formats:-
- Popular – Like a television programme with highlights of a cruise, including commentary and background music.
- Bowcam – A forward facing camera, running all the time, then speeded up to show the whole route.
- Combined – Both Popular and Bowcam DVDs in one box
Save 10% on both when you buy a Kennet & Avon Canal Map and DVD together. Automatically deducted at checkout.
Alternatives
The Kennet & Avon Canal also appears in:-
- England & Wales Maps which includes all the Waterway Routes maps joined into one large map which is cheaper than buying the maps individually.
Purchasing
The Kennet & Avon Canal maps are available to purchase and download from my website in Acrobat (pdf) and Memory‑Map (qct) formats as follows:-
An email with links to download the file(s) is normally sent within seconds of purchase. Please check your junk mail folders if it seems to be missing.
The file sizes to download are approximately:
- Acrobat (pdf) version 34Mb.
- Memory‑Map (qct) 26Mb.
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Hello , I am thinking of cycling the towpaths from Brentford to as near as I can to Oldham , which maps would I need to do this ?
Many thanks
Steve
Steve: The simplest route along the canal towpaths from Brentford to near Oldham is as follows
Brentford to Leighton Buzzard using my Grand Union Canal (South) Map
Leighton Buzzard to Braunston Turn using my Grand Union Canal (North) Maps
Braunston Turn to Hawkesbury Junction using my Oxford Canal Map
Hawkesbury Junction to Fradley Junction using my Coventry Canal Map
Fradley Junction to Hardings Wood Junction using my Trent & Mersey Canal Map
Hardings Wood Junction to Marple Junction using my Macclesfield Canal Map
Marple Junction to Dukinfield Junction using my Ashton and Peak Forest Canals Map
Dukinfield Junction to Oldham by road.
If you are likely to use my maps for other cycling journeys then you may prefer to purchase my England & Wales Map which covers all the connected waterways (including all those listed above plus many more) and is only slightly more expensive.
I hope you enjoy your ride. Paul
Hi,
I am planning to paddleboard from Bristol City Centre to London Battersea Bridge on the Avon, Kennet and Avon Canal and Thames. Are you able to provide route maps that encompass the route? Or would I require 3 seperate maps?
Henry: You only need two maps.
The Kennet and Avon Canal Map on this page covers the River Avon through Bristol and the canal to Reading (as shown by the orange line on the map above).
Then the River Thames (Lower) Map will take you from Reading to London.
Paul.