Objective: Cycle from Shirley to Stratford-upon-Avon along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. Return by train to Shirley. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 23 miles Time to complete: 2.75 hrs, 8. mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 2, pp 142-151 Costs: free parking in Shirley. Train from Stratford to Shirley £6.80, direct, 1 per hour. Difficulty: fair, but a few flights of shallow steps… Continue reading Shirley to Stratford
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Solihull to Shirley
Objective: park in between Solihull and Shirley. Cycle the Grand Union Canal from Solihull into Birmingham and up to Salford Junction. Cycle the Birmingham & Fazeley back into the centre of Birmingham, taking in the Digbeth Branch. Cycle the Worcester & Birmingham through Gas Street Basin as far as Kings Norton Junction, and then take… Continue reading Solihull to Shirley
Fazeley Junction to Gas Street Basin
Objective: cycle the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal from Fazeley Junction to Salford Junction, the Tame Valley Canal, the Walsall Canal, and the Birmingham Level Mainline to Gas Street Basin in the centre of Birmingham. Take the train back to your start point. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 31 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 8.6… Continue reading Fazeley Junction to Gas Street Basin
Wyrley & Essington Canal, and Wednesbury Oak Loop
Objective: Park at Wednesfield, cycle round the Wyrley & Essington Canal, Wolverhampton Level Mainline, Wednesbury Oak Loop, and Walsall Canal, back to the start point. Trip Type: solo cycle (circular ride) Distance: 24 miles Time to complete: 3 hrs, 9 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 2, pp 50, 51, 54, 58 Costs: free parking at Wednesfield. No trains involved as this… Continue reading Wyrley & Essington Canal, and Wednesbury Oak Loop
Farmers Locks to Dudley
Objective: take the train from Cradley Heath to Birmingham Snow Hill. Cycle from Farmer Locks via Old turn Junction along the Birmingham Mainline and Wolverhampton Level, ticking off various loops and sections, finishing through Netherton Tunnel and Dudley No. 2 & No. 1 canals to Delph Locks. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 27 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs,… Continue reading Farmers Locks to Dudley
Halesowen to Kidderminster
Objective: take the train from Kidderminster to Old Hill, and return along the Dudley No.2, Dudley No.1, Stourbridge, and Staffordshire & Worcester Canals, ticking off various short branches along the way. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 28 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 8.6 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 2, pp 113, 117, 132, 133, 138… Continue reading Halesowen to Kidderminster