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West Midlands Region
Walsall

Rushall Canal Path – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Darlaston

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
West Midlands Region
Walsall

Rushall Canal Path – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Darlaston

Moderate

5.0

(1)

28

riders

Rushall Canal Path – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Darlaston

03:05

43.1km

130m

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: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 631 m for 19 m

After 36.1 km for 30 m

After 42.5 km for 19 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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12.8 km

Yew Tree Plantation

Forest

2

13.3 km

Yellow Bridge Over the Canal, National Cycle Route 5 Junction

Highlight • Cycleway

3

17.0 km

Rushall Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Steady turns through snow and water and over very icy tarmac.

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4

18.2 km

Aldridge Junction

Highlight • River

5

20.3 km

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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6

26.1 km

Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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7

30.9 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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8

31.4 km

Pelsall Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

36.1 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

10

39.2 km

B

43.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.1 km

12.2 km

6.36 km

172 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

13.7 km

10.7 km

3.79 km

190 m

163 m

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