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Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

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Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

03:19

69.4km

440m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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After 2.94 km for 1.82 km

After 34.9 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.85 km

Powell's Pool

Highlight • Lake

This is the first pool you come across if you enter from stone house road

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6.28 km

Keepers Pool

Highlight • Lake

Originally a fish pond in the medieval deer park, Keepers Pool was constructed in the 15th century by damming the stream.

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7.30 km

Sutton Park Café

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cafe to visit after a cold days running round the park, that hot cup of coffee.. mmm.. Good food as well at good prices

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7.89 km

Bike Parking at Sutton Coldfield Train Station

Highlight • Parking

Don't ride bike through station. You get shouted at!

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21.6 km

Whittington Firing Ranges

Highlight • Structure

Note the below as the path can not be accessed at all times... So we had to do the diversion seen in the map.

gov.uk/government/publications/whittington-ranges-firing-times/whittington-range-complex-firing-times-31-july-14-august-2020

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34.9 km

Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath

Highlight • Trail

Nice quiet part of the canal towpath, the odd dog walker as expected, but a nice varied addition adding a circular walk to a day at the Arboretum.

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43.6 km

Vicar's Coppice

Forest

49.6 km

Lichfield Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

Lichfield Cathedral is a stunning medieval church and the only cathedral in England with three spires. Built from 1195 to 1340, the cathedral wasn't always a calm place – it …

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62.3 km

Sutton Coldfield Transmitting Station

Highlight • Monument

While you can't directly access the site, you can't really miss the aerial. The Sutton Coldfield transmitting station opened in 1949, bringing BBC TV to viewers outside of the south-east …

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69.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.5 km

23.1 km

4.67 km

4.17 km

1.88 km

169 m

Surfaces

40.6 km

26.6 km

1.89 km

297 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Tuesday 11 August

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Powell's Pool – Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath loop from Wylde Green

Powell's Pool

Keepers Pool

Sutton Park Café

Bike Parking at Sutton Coldfield Train Station

Whittington Firing Ranges

Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath

Lichfield Cathedral

Sutton Coldfield Transmitting Station

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