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Quiet Country Lane – Ford Crossing loop from Stourbridge Town

Quiet Country Lane – Ford Crossing loop from Stourbridge Town

Moderate

5.0

(2)

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Quiet Country Lane – Ford Crossing loop from Stourbridge Town

04:05

79.6km

600m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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After 47.9 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.2 km

Nutnells Wood

Forest

23.8 km

Brook by the Lane

Highlight • River

After a section under the bridge (M5), views of this gently babbling brook are shown to your eyes. It follows the lane for about 250m

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39.2 km

Quiet Country Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

The Stock Green to Himbleton lane is a delight, lovely road and usually very quiet.

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41.9 km

Ford Crossing

Highlight • Rest Area

Shell Ford is both picturesque and notorious. It gets very deep during floods and countless motorists have drowned their cars here over the years. The old Packhorse bridge is the …

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41.9 km

Shell Ford and Packhorse Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

There's a step-free footbridge to the side, and picnic tables to stop for a few minutes. Advised to use the bridge by local cyclists, as the bottom of the ford is very slippy.

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47.7 km

Railway Level Crossing

Highlight • Structure

47.9 km

Forge Studio Café at Dunhampstead Wharf

Highlight • Cafe

Forge Studio cafe open weekends 9-5. Friendly artist's studio with a few tables. Great for coffee & cake while watching the boats.

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61.5 km

John Bonham's Grave at St Michael’s Church

Highlight • Religious Site

St Michael’s is a pretty church nestling in the Worcestershire countryside. This remote church is an important place of pilgrimage for Led Zeppelin fans as the band’s drummer, John Bonham, …

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79.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

77.8 km

653 m

537 m

480 m

111 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.6 km

22.9 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 13 August

29°C

17°C

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Comments

July 14, 2024,#4 Norty Forty

Got held up for a while behind a tractor spewing noctious smoke and a fellow rider getting a puncture.

May 19, 2024,Norty Forty #3

Great group ride in the sun knocked 16 minutes off my pb for this ride 😀

April 21, 2024,First Norty Forty of the year

Legs cooked after 2 fast paced rides on consecutive days 😴

September 10, 2023,#1 Solo Norty Forty

Went thr wrong way twice added an extra 2 miles to my ride 😡

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Quiet Country Lane – Ford Crossing loop from Stourbridge Town

Brook by the Lane

Quiet Country Lane

Ford Crossing

Shell Ford and Packhorse Bridge

Railway Level Crossing

Forge Studio Café at Dunhampstead Wharf

John Bonham's Grave at St Michael’s Church

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