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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Norton Canes

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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Norton Canes

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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Norton Canes

02:04

27.1km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.6 km for 83 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.23 km

Brownhills West Railway Station and Museum

Highlight • Monument

Lots of restored trains and carriages, museum, small shop and cafe. Lovely place to see old steam engines close up!

Tip by

2.91 km

Anglesey Basin

Lake

4.33 km

Disused Railway Tracks and Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nice Cycling trail. Can get muddy in winter though

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6.97 km

Canada Geese and Nest on the Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.49 km

Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

The hedges have been cut and lots is thorns!!!

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9.38 km

Swans and Cygnets

Highlight • Lake

13.3 km

Wyrley and Essington Canal (Daw End Branch)

Highlight • Cycleway

Nicknamed the Curly Wyrley, the Wyrley & Essington Canal meanders peacefully through the English Midlands. It has few boats, but it is popular with recreational walkers, runners and cyclists.

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15.5 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

20.6 km

Pelsall Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

20.6 km

Wyrley and Essington Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Known locally as "the Curly Wryley", the Wyrley and Essington Canal runs from Wolverhampton to near Lichfield. The canal was completed in 1797 to transport coal from mines in Wryley …

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27.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.09 km

6.90 km

5.48 km

5.07 km

1.48 km

1.12 km

Surfaces

13.8 km

13.0 km

330 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 9 July

34°C

16°C

0 %

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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Norton Canes

Brownhills West Railway Station and Museum

Disused Railway Tracks and Bridge

Canada Geese and Nest on the Canal

Canal Towpath

Swans and Cygnets

Wyrley and Essington Canal (Daw End Branch)

Pelsall Nature Reserve

Wyrley and Essington Canal Path

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