Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent

Description

On this ride you will follow National Cycle routes 5 and 54 through the West Midlands in to Staffordshire. You start near Birmingham New Street Station and head west along the Birmingham Canal. You then turn north towards West Bromwich passing through Sandwell Valley Country Park with its lovely woodlands and meadows. The route continues onto Walsall where a dismantled railway line takes you onto Pelsall, crossing the Wyrley and Essington Canal. You continue north on and off road passing through Chasewater Country Park with its attractive lake.

Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map

Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent Aerial Photo View Map

Distance

43 miles (70 km)

Difficulty

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Joining Routes

Sandwell Valley Country Park, Chasewater Country Park, Branston Water Park, Wyrley and Essington Canal, Pelsall Common, National Cycle Route 54

Memory Map Route

Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent.mmo (right click - 'Save As')

GPX File

Birmingham to Burton-Upon-Trent.gpx (right click - 'Save As')

Elevation

Route Photos


Birmingham Canal at Birmingham	Smethwick junction on the canal	Bridge over the canal near Smethwick	Sandwell RSPB nature reserve

Tame Valley Canal near Sandwell	Off road section just outside Walsall	Chasewater Lake	Trent & Mersey Canal, Burton-Upon-Trent

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Map (Route in Red)
Aerial Photo View of this route