Thames and Severn Canal, Stroud

I was hoping to deliver a cargo of sugar beet to Sharpness, but found that the canal was quite without water in places!

Walked from Kemble Station following the Thames Path to River Head and then on to the Thames Source stone. Follow the path onwards as the Wysis Way to where the Monarchs Way meets the dry bed of the canal. Follow the canal (the towpath here is overgrown) which is also the Wysis and Monarchs Way, until the railway bridge and then it opens up to a decent path to the Sapperton canal tunnel mouth (Coates Portal). This is probably because the Tunnel Head Inn has parking and people do a short stroll to the derilict Coates Roundhouse. Sadly I think the Inn is shut currently so do not bank on a drink when you reach the tunnel mouth.