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West Midlands Region

Engine Arm Aqueduct – Galton Bridge loop from The Hawthorns

Road cycling routes

West Midlands Region

Engine Arm Aqueduct – Galton Bridge loop from The Hawthorns

Moderate

38

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Engine Arm Aqueduct – Galton Bridge loop from The Hawthorns

01:56

43.3km

180m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. 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 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.2 km for 114 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.67 km

Engine Arm Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

The Engine Arm Aqueduct was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder from the Edgbaston Reservoir over the main line to the adjacent and parallel old main line. The aqueduct is Grade II-listed.

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2

2.58 km

Galton Tunnel

Highlight • Bridge

Wide bridge to sprint down

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3

2.92 km

Galton Bridge

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Giving its name to the nearby train station, Galton Bridge was the highest single span bridge in the world when it was constructed by Thomas Telford in 1829. It now …

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3.52 km

Galton Valley Black Country Geosite

Nature Reserve

5

3.96 km

Spon Lane Canal Path and Stewart Aqueduct

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spon lane mail line locks is a 800 yard section of the bcn main line canal which forms a connecting sliproad where the old line croses the new line at the stewart Aqueduct.

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7.59 km

Albion Junction

Lake

7

10.9 km

The Fountain Inn

Highlight • Pub

Refreshment stop close to NCN Routes 54 and 81. Canal-side seating, real ale and cheese and onion cobs.

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8

23.1 km

Aldersley Junction

Highlight • River

Great view and leads onto a great canal

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42.3 km

Black Country Millennium Forest

Forest

B

43.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

3.35 km

2.16 km

1.01 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.9 km

6.47 km

1.33 km

1.29 km

348 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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