Long Buckby to Rugby Walk
Canal walk
A walk of about 16 miles along the Grand Union Canal and the Oxford Canal from Long Buckby station to Rugby station. Take the train to Long Buckby, follow the towpath and catch the train back from Rugby.
- Distance
- 16 mi
- Time
- 5.5 hours
- Train back
- 13min
The walk
From Long Buckby station, walk to the Grand Union Canal, follow the towpath to the junction and turn onto the Oxford Canal: 14.0 miles of towpath in all, to Rugby. Getting to and from the towpath adds 1.5 miles away (about 2 miles on foot) in all.
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Getting there and back
At the end, trains from Rugby back to Long Buckby take from 13min. Times are averages from our journey data, not a live timetable.
To Long Buckby from the cities
- BirminghamFrom 52min
- LeicesterFrom 1hr 9min
- LondonFrom 1hr 12min
- OxfordFrom 1hr 20min
- ManchesterFrom 1hr 43min
- NottinghamFrom 1hr 46min
- LiverpoolFrom 1hr 56min
- SheffieldFrom 2hr 1min
Good to know
How long is the Long Buckby to Rugby walk?
About 16 miles from station to station: 14.0 miles along the Grand Union Canal and the Oxford Canal and 1.5 miles away (about 2 miles on foot) getting to and from the towpath.
How long does it take to walk from Long Buckby to Rugby?
About 5.5 hours at 3 miles an hour on the flat towpath, without stops.
How do you get back from Rugby to Long Buckby?
By train: the quickest journey from Rugby back to Long Buckby takes 13min.
How do you get to Long Buckby by train?
Long Buckby is 52min from Birmingham, 1hr 9min from Leicester and 1hr 12min from London by train.