The stretch of the Basingstoke Canal tow path from Pirbright Bridge to Curzon Bridge in Deepcut, is a picturesque two miles that takes you past 11 of the 14 locks in the Deepcut Flight.
The Deepcut Flight In total these locks raise boats by nearly 100 feet! The Locks It must have been quite an engineering feat to build these 200 years ago and then to restore these in the 1970s and 80s. The Bisley Bullet Cowshott Bridge Curzon Bridge Wildlife There were plenty of ducks and coots too. The Walk and Paths This walk is about 2 miles long and is not circular. Each section took us about 1.5 hours. The tow path can be muddy in places so bring wellies if it has been raining.
The Deepcut Flight is a series of 14 locks on the Basingstoke Canal between Pirbright and Surrey Heath. 
The locks have two enormous wooden doors at each end with huge levers. 
Along the way are tell-tale signs of the Bisley Bullet, a railway line that connected Brookwood to nearby rifle ranges. This line was closed in the 1950s, leaving only its brick piers.
The path passes past Cowshott Bridge…
…and ends at Curzon Bridge, a modern bridge that sits over a lock.
Wildlife is everywhere along this stretch of canal and on our mini-beast safari we found butterflies, caterpillars, spiders and ladybirds.
In the canal we saw newts, freshwater snails and lots of fish, including a large one that looked like a pike. 
We even found a coot egg shell (we think) and the cast skin from a nymph of some description
This walk is Sections 4 and 5 of the canal together, which is a walk from Pirbright to Deepcut (Section 4) and then from Deepcut to the Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre (Section 5). 
I have used both a normal buggy and an all-terrain buggy on the Basingstoke Canal tow path.
Visit the Basingstoke Canal website
Further Information
Nearest Town: Pirbright or Deepcut (depending on which end you start from) Opens: Daily Where to Eat: Bring a picnic and a blanket. How Long We Spent There: About three hours. Parking: We parked one car at Pirbright Bridge (where there is room for about 3 cars) and the other at the Canal Visitor Centre (which has two car parks). Wildlife You Might See: Ducks, swans, Canada Geese, coots, moorhens, birds, butterflies and insects. Information Written: May 2017
County: Surrey
Nearest Postcode: GU24 0AH (from Pirbright Bridge) or GU24 0DN (from Deepcut). The Deepcut postcode will take you to Stanley Hill, which is as close to the Deepcut lay-by as possible to direct with postcodes. The lay-by is actually next to the railway bridge on Gapemouth Road. For the exact location, please see the Where To Go Map as the marker called “Basingstoke Canal Walk 05 – Deepcut to Frimley Green to Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre” points to the lay-by.
Cost: Free
Facilities: None
Buggies: Buggy friendly.
Cost of Parking: Free
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