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Rushall Canal Path – Aldridge Junction loop from Aldridge

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Rushall Canal Path – Aldridge Junction loop from Aldridge

Easy

4.5

(2)

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Rushall Canal Path – Aldridge Junction loop from Aldridge

01:54

29.1km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.67 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

5.23 km

Toll House and Mission Building at the Canal Locks

Highlight • Historical Site

5.70 km

Walsall Wharf

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

13.4 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

20.7 km

Yew Tree Plantation

Forest

21.3 km

Yellow Bridge Over the Canal, National Cycle Route 5 Junction

Highlight • Cycleway

24.9 km

Rushall Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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

Tip by

26.2 km

Aldridge Junction

Highlight • River

28.3 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.

Tip by

29.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

6.45 km

1.64 km

1.58 km

1.28 km

214 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

7.27 km

4.68 km

3.28 km

226 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

16°C

4°C

15 %

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Rushall Canal Path – Aldridge Junction loop from Aldridge

Toll House and Mission Building at the Canal Locks

Walsall Wharf

Yellow Bridge Over the Canal, National Cycle Route 5 Junction

Rushall Canal Path

Aldridge Junction

Wyrley and Essington Canal (Daw End Branch)

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