Engine Arm Aqueduct – Galton Tunnel loop from The Hawthorns

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Engine Arm Aqueduct – Galton Tunnel loop from The Hawthorns

Hard

176

runners

Engine Arm Aqueduct – Galton Tunnel loop from The Hawthorns

03:12

30.7km

130m

Running

Hard run. Very 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 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.38 km

Engine Arm Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

The Engine Arm Aqueduct was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder from the Edgbaston Reservoir over the main line to the adjacent and parallel old main line. The aqueduct is Grade II-listed.

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1.88 km

Galton Valley Pumping Station

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Situated on the birmingham main line canal.the pump[ing station first opened in 1892 with the purpose of pumping water from the lower birmingham new main line to the to the …

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2.90 km

Galton Valley Black Country Geosite

Nature Reserve

3.34 km

Spon Lane Canal Path and Stewart Aqueduct

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spon lane mail line locks is a 800 yard section of the bcn main line canal which forms a connecting sliproad where the old line croses the new line at the stewart Aqueduct.

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3.87 km

Quiet Stretch

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Be careful of the overgrown nettles and bramble, can catch you as you pass.

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4.25 km

Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal

Lake

6.72 km

Albion Junction

Lake

8.63 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

12.1 km

Coseley Tunnel

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19.7 km

Coseley Tunnel Entrance

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The coseley tunnel is 360 yards long and was built in 1837. It has a single track walkway on either side but no lighting so be careful when going through it as it is very dark in the tunnel.

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28.9 km