Delph Locks – Red House Glass Cone loop from Old Hill

Delph Locks – Red House Glass Cone loop from Old Hill

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Delph Locks – Red House Glass Cone loop from Old Hill

01:59

34.2km

170m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.9 km for 93 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

2.20 km

Tollman's Hovel

Ruins

6.02 km

Restored Metal Bridge, Saltwells Nature Park

Highlight • Structure

This metal bridge has now been fully restored and is free for everyone to walk or ride over.

Tip by

8.74 km

Canal Towpath

Highlight • Trail

Flat, wide and fast but is frequented by a few herbalists according to smell under bridges.

Tip by

9.12 km

Delph Locks

Highlight • Bridge

These 9 locks drop 85 feet and mark the interchange between the Dudley Canal and the Stourbridge canal .. built in the 1770s and restored in the 1960s

Tip by

12.1 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

12.7 km

Top Lock

Highlight • Structure

a series of locks going downhill good speed sections with some tight bits mainly by bridges

Tip by

14.0 km

Red House Glass Cone

Highlight • Monument

A former glass factory now a college which houses a museum you can visit. I believe it's free entry during school and holidays times.

Tip by

16.7 km

The Bonded Warehouse

Highlight • Monument

The bonded warehouse is a historical listed building dating back to 1779 which now runs various events throughout the year.

Tip by

25.9 km

View of Merry Hill Shopping Centre from Canal Side

Highlight • Rest Area

Good place to go if you want to do some shopping

Tip by

31.0 km

Bumblehole and Dudley Canal Branch Junction

Highlight • Structure

This area has a series of around ten locks going all the way down the stourbridge canal.this one is called top lock

Tip by

34.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

11.0 km

7.31 km

817 m

622 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

9.59 km

7.29 km

5.79 km

428 m

348 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

18°C

10°C

77 %

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Comments

May 31, 2023,Gravel Stour valley loop

Only got time for a quick one today. Put on long socks to cope with the overgrown hedges and thistles on single tracks.

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Delph Locks – Red House Glass Cone loop from Old Hill

Restored Metal Bridge, Saltwells Nature Park

Canal Towpath

Delph Locks

Top Lock

Red House Glass Cone

The Bonded Warehouse

View of Merry Hill Shopping Centre from Canal Side

Bumblehole and Dudley Canal Branch Junction

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