Aldersley Junction – Rough Wood Country Park River loop from Bilbrook

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Aldersley Junction – Rough Wood Country Park River loop from Bilbrook

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Aldersley Junction – Rough Wood Country Park River loop from Bilbrook

03:38

56.7km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.1 km for 164 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.77 km

Aldersley Junction

Highlight • River

Great view and leads onto a great canal

Tip by

5.89 km

Birmingham Canal Railway Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

8.76 km

Wyrley and Essington Canal

Highlight • Structure

16.7 km

Rough Wood Country Park River

Highlight • River

Peaceful

Tip by

17.2 km

Rough Wood Chase

Nature Reserve

18.8 km

Wyrley and Essington Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a nice cycle on a compact path that weaves through the Rough Wood Country Park beside the Wyrley and Essington Canal.

Tip by

19.4 km

Oily Goughs Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

22.6 km

Toll House and Mission Building at the Canal Locks

Highlight • Historical Site

37.1 km

Albion Junction

Lake

38.9 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

40.7 km

Factory Road Canal Junction – National Cycle Route 81

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful

Tip by

55.0 km

Shropshire Union Canal

Highlight • River

Bit boggy this time of year

Tip by

56.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.7 km

8.28 km

3.72 km

2.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.3 km

18.0 km

8.90 km

2.67 km

637 m

201 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

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Tuesday 3 November

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Aldersley Junction – Rough Wood Country Park River loop from Bilbrook

Aldersley Junction

Birmingham Canal Railway Viaduct

Wyrley and Essington Canal

Rough Wood Country Park River

Wyrley and Essington Canal Path

Toll House and Mission Building at the Canal Locks

Factory Road Canal Junction – National Cycle Route 81

Shropshire Union Canal

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