Birmingham to Lichfield

Description
This route follows NCN 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. The route then turns east along NCN route 54 towards Burntwood finishing in Lichfield.

Birmingham to Lichfield Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map

Birmingham to Lichfield Aerial Photo View Map- view photos and points of interest


       
Distance28 miles (45 km)
Difficulty***
Memory Map RouteBirmingham to Lichfield.mmo (right click - 'Save As')
GPX FileBirmingham to Lichfield.gpx (right click - 'Save As')
Elevation
Birmingham
Lichfield
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
Lichfield

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