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Bike touring routes & trails

West Midlands Region

Pelsall Nature Reserve – McClean Way loop from Darlaston

Bike touring routes & trails

West Midlands Region

Pelsall Nature Reserve – McClean Way loop from Darlaston

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Pelsall Nature Reserve – McClean Way loop from Darlaston

03:04

44.0km

140m

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: May 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 486 m for 19 m

After 43.5 km for 19 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

12.6 km

Yew Tree Plantation

Forest

2

16.3 km

Rushall Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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

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3

17.5 km

Aldridge Junction

Highlight • River

4

19.7 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

25.5 km

Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

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

Tip by

6

30.2 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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7

30.7 km

Pelsall Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

8

35.8 km

McClean Way

Highlight • Cycleway

Smooth traffic-free tarmac path with a nice view of the river. Respect other users while on the path; it can get busy at peak times.

Tip by

39.5 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

10

40.2 km

Toll House and Mission Building at the Canal Locks

Highlight • Historical Site

B

44.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.7 km

12.4 km

5.92 km

674 m

254 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

13.6 km

11.8 km

4.20 km

163 m

118 m

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Sunday 17 May

15°C

6°C

72 %

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