Wiltshire Walks

Devizes Canal Walk and Map

Devizes walk, Wiltshire
Devizes · Photo: Rebecca A Wills

Devizes is a market town in Wiltshire with a great range of shops, pubs and a large market square in the centre of town. Devizes also has a pretty canal to wander along after your visit and we have 3 routes on the Wiltshire Walks app for you to explore, ranging from 1.75 miles to 4 miles.

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Walk information

Devizes Walk 1

Walk distance
1¾ miles
Time
1 hour
Route type
Circular

This is a nice family-friendly short walk around the market town of Devizes.

It will stroll around town itself with plenty of refreshment options and it also walks along a stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Refreshments:

The Bell by the Green, Devizes

The Silk Mercer, Devizes

The Pelican Inn, Devizes

Walk information

Devizes Walk 2

Walk distance
2¾ miles
Time
1.5 hours
Route type
Circular

This alternative route from Devizes heads north of the town along the Quakers Walk path and through some open countryside for fresh air and exercise.

The walk then brings you back along a lengthy stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal for some waterside walking before heading back to to the start.

You can link this to the first route if you want to visit the town itself and make this a pub walk.

Refreshments:

Plenty of options in the town near the start.

Walk information

Devizes Walk 3

Walk distance
4 miles
Time
2 hours
Route type
Circular

This final route only extends the second walk by a relatively small amount, but it does take you on a steep climb up to the top of Roundway Hill.

This makes the walk a much more energetic outing and of course you will be rewarded with some great views.

As with the other routes, there are plenty of pub and refreshment options in Devizes.

Refreshments:

Plenty of options in the Town Centre.

These Devizes walks start at coordinates: 51.354899, -1.995403

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Choose a walk and follow the pointer showing your live position on the route map, so you always know you're on the right path.

The app works without a phone signal, so you can keep following the route wherever the walk takes you.

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Expanded route map for Devizes Walk 1, a 1.75 mile circular walk in Wiltshire