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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Rushall

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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Rushall

Moderate

5.0

(2)

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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Rushall

02:03

24.6km

60m

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: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.16 km for 10 m

After 9.34 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.33 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.

Tip by

5.25 km

Swans and Cygnets

Highlight • Lake

7.14 km

Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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7.66 km

Canada Geese and Nest on the Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.26 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

12.0 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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12.5 km

Pelsall Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

24.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

7.09 km

3.05 km

1.07 km

754 m

230 m

111 m

Surfaces

18.2 km

4.72 km

1.22 km

497 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

28°C

16°C

33 %

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Canal Towpath – Pelsall Nature Reserve loop from Rushall

Wyrley and Essington Canal (Daw End Branch)

Swans and Cygnets

Canal Towpath

Canada Geese and Nest on the Canal

Wyrley and Essington Canal Path

Pelsall Nature Reserve

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