21.2 km loop from Bordesley

21.2 km loop starting near Bordesley in Sutton Coldfield. Follows the waterfront for approximately 1.06 km. Runs past The Pen Museum and Blue Plaque: John Hardman 1811-1867 Master Metalworker and Stained Glass Maker. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (167 m total). The route returns to its starting point.

Route facts

  • 21.20 km measured distance
  • 167 m elevation gain
  • 175 m elevation loss
  • Around 134 minutes at an easy pace
  • loop route
  • easy difficulty
  • Paved

What this route passes

  • Birmingham and Fazeley Canal — about 1.1 km along the route
  • Bordesley Disused Branch — about 0.2 km along the route
  • Garrison Lane Park — about 0.4 km along the route
  • The Pen Museum — 41 m from the route
  • Blue Plaque: John Hardman 1811-1867 Master Metalworker and Stained Glass Maker — 19 m from the route
  • Blue Plaque: Birmingham Guild of Handicraft — 73 m from the route
  • William Hutton - first historian of Birmingham — 17 m from the route
  • PC Malcolm Walker — 42 m from the route
  • Blue Plaque: Joseph Gillott — 11 m from the route
  • Victims of the Birmingham Bombs November 1974 — 135 m from the route
  • Rostill Lines Monument — 78 m from the route
  • North Africa War Memorial — 129 m from the route
  • Merchant Navy War Memorial — 130 m from the route

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