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Echills Wood Railway – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Middleton

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Echills Wood Railway – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Middleton

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Echills Wood Railway – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Middleton

01:19

21.9km

90m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.56 km for 79 m

After 3.84 km for 214 m

After 16.5 km for 104 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.50 km

Kingsbury Water Park Visitor Centre

Highlight • Natural

Good place to stop and take a seat and a cuppa, wether walking or cycling.

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3.60 km

Echills Wood Railway

Highlight • Structure

A great miniature railway that runs for 2km through the country park, takes you off the beaten track, giving you much more chance to see the wildlife.

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4.89 km

Swann Pool

Highlight • Lake

Saw a swan so well named.

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13.1 km

Fazeley Junction

Highlight • River

Nice spot for a short rest, being a junction there are a few different routes to take which gives your ride a bit of variation

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14.5 km

Drayton Turret Footbridge and Swing Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Built in the early 19th Century, the gothic-style, Grade II listed Drayton Turret footbridge is located near to the entrance of the Drayton Manor theme park and is among the most ornate bridges anywhere on Britain’s canals.

With two gleaming white turrets linked together by a wooden footbridge, the bridge looks more like something you would find in the pages of a fairy-tale book rather than along one of the nation’s busiest waterways.

Sir Robert Peel

The bridge dates to when Sir Robert Peel (British Prime Minister and founder of the police force) built his new mansion at Drayton Bassett. The canal ran through his estate so it’s widely thought that Sir Robert wanted the bridge to be a feature along the canal rather than the more practical styles typically seen along the waterways.

Drayton Turret footbridge is one of a kind and really makes a statement along this stretch of canal. It took someone as wealthy and influential as Sir Robert Peel to demand such an elaborate, custom-made bridge at the end of his garden.

Drayton Manor Bridges is a major waterways place on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) between Fazeley Junction (Junction of Birmingham and Fazeley and Coventry Canals) (6¾ furlongs to the northeast) and Dickens Bridge (Minworth) (7 miles and 1¼ furlongs and 11 locks to the southwest).

The nearest place in the direction of Fazeley Junction is Drayton Manor Visitor Moorings (Moor here for Drayton Manor Theme Park); ½ furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Dickens Bridge is Drayton Brick Bridge; 4¾ furlongs away.

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14.5 km

Drayton Gothic Footbridge

Highlight • Monument

Unusual gothic footbridge built in the 1830s, the turrets are quite narrow, so be careful when you are attempting to take you bike across it. Also Drayton manor parks is a few meters across the road from it

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16.5 km

RSPB Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Middleton Lakes is an RSPB nature reserve in the the River Tame Valley composed of wetlands, meadows and woodland. There are lots of paths to explore the reserve, which has displays of nature all year round, as well as a look-out hide. You can observe bird species including: grey heron, kingfisher, lapwings, Cetti’s warbler, barn owl, skylark, sedge warbler, pochard, tufted duck, smew, and more. It’s not just birds here, however. Keep a look out for otters, butterflies, wetland plants and dragonflies. The reserve is open daily from dawn until dusk. Entry is free.

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17.4 km

Birmingham and Fazeley Canal

Highlight • River

Quiet part of the canal, which is great for an evening stroll away from the hustle and bustle of the main park.

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21.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.59 km

6.16 km

5.74 km

2.14 km

766 m

496 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

4.97 km

3.12 km

2.28 km

724 m

408 m

Elevation

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Echills Wood Railway – Drayton Gothic Footbridge loop from Middleton

Kingsbury Water Park Visitor Centre

Echills Wood Railway

Swann Pool

Fazeley Junction

Drayton Turret Footbridge and Swing Bridge

Drayton Gothic Footbridge

RSPB Middleton Lakes Nature Reserve

Birmingham and Fazeley Canal

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