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Birmingham Airport Viewpoint – Babbs Mill Lake loop from Coleshill Parkway

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Birmingham Airport Viewpoint – Babbs Mill Lake loop from Coleshill Parkway

Moderate

4.8

(15)

riders

Birmingham Airport Viewpoint – Babbs Mill Lake loop from Coleshill Parkway

02:14

37.4km

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: July 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.5 km for 155 m

After 20.9 km for 115 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

8.34 km

Path to Marston Green Station

Highlight • Trail

8.53 km

Birmingham Airport Viewpoint

Highlight • Cycleway

At the end of the runway, not as many planes taking off at the moment...

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27.1 km

Cole Valley Route

Highlight • Cycleway

27.6 km

Cole Valley Route – Cole Hall Lane Crossing

Highlight • Cycleway

28.6 km

Cole Valley Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Runs parallel with Old Forest Way

Tip by

28.9 km

Access to Cole Valley Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Entrances both sides of Packington Avenue have barriers, they are wide and easy to pass with a standard bike and not too difficult with a trailer

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30.2 km

Kingfisher Local Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

31.0 km

Babbs Mill Lake

Highlight • Natural

A picturesque lake in the middle of the Kingfisher Local Nature Reserve. Fed by the River Cole with an array of wildlife.

Tip by

31.3 km

Bench With a View of the Lake

Highlight • Lake

37.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.8 km

8.32 km

2.85 km

2.75 km

550 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.4 km

13.0 km

2.40 km

354 m

159 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 18 July

22°C

11°C

0 %

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Birmingham Airport Viewpoint – Babbs Mill Lake loop from Coleshill Parkway

Path to Marston Green Station

Birmingham Airport Viewpoint

Cole Valley Route

Cole Valley Route – Cole Hall Lane Crossing

Cole Valley Route

Access to Cole Valley Route

Babbs Mill Lake

Bench With a View of the Lake

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