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Beacon Way
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Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Description from OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 40 km · 25 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 22 km · 13 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Walsall
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Regional route
- Operator (OSM)
- Walsall Council;Heart of England Way Assosciation
- From / to
- Sandwell Park Farm, Sandwell Valley Country Park → Chasewater, Burntwood
- Route centre
- 52.6099, -1.9513 (centre of the mapped route’s extent)
- Route start
- 52.5873, -1.9311 (first point of the mapped route)
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 68309
- Wikidata
- Q4875997
- Official info
- walkingenglishman.com/ldp/beaconway.html
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