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

Distance

28 miles (45 km)

Difficulty

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Memory Map Route

Birmingham to Lichfield.mmo (right click - 'Save As')

GPX File

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