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Sutton Coldfield

Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
West Midlands Region
Sutton Coldfield

Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

Moderate

5.0

(2)

111

riders

Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

03:08

66.6km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 2.06 km for 112 m

After 32.2 km for 81 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

2.08 km

Powell's Pool

Highlight • Lake

This is the first pool you come across if you enter from stone house road

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2

3.55 km

Keepers Pool

Highlight • Lake

Originally a fish pond in the medieval deer park, Keepers Pool was constructed in the 15th century by damming the stream.

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3

4.57 km

Sutton Park Café

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cafe to visit after a cold days running round the park, that hot cup of coffee.. mmm.. Good food as well at good prices

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4

5.15 km

Don't ride bike through station. You get shouted at!

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5

18.9 km

Whittington Firing Ranges

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Note the below as the path can not be accessed at all times... So we had to do the diversion seen in the map.

gov.uk/government/publications/whittington-ranges-firing-times/whittington-range-complex-firing-times-31-july-14-august-2020

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6

32.2 km

Nice quiet part of the canal towpath, the odd dog walker as expected, but a nice varied addition adding a circular walk to a day at the Arboretum.

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40.9 km

Vicar's Coppice

Forest

8

46.8 km

Lichfield Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

Lichfield Cathedral is a stunning medieval church and the only cathedral in England with three spires. Built from 1195 to 1340, the cathedral wasn't always a calm place – it …

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9

59.6 km

While you can't directly access the site, you can't really miss the aerial. The Sutton Coldfield transmitting station opened in 1949, bringing BBC TV to viewers outside of the south-east …

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B

66.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.5 km

23.1 km

4.51 km

3.41 km

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.3 km

26.8 km

467 m

119 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Friday 29 May

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