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Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring

Regional route55 km · 34 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: North Worcestershire Path 5.0 mi · 8.1 kmExplore Dudley →

Dudley, United KingdomWalsallBeacon Way · WalsallWalsallWolverhamptonABCD Pub Heritage Trail · WolverhamptonABCD War Heritage Trail · WolverhamptonAll Saints' Trail · WolverhamptonWolverhamptonStart / end5 kmN ↑

Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J6°1°68
  2. F7°1°50
  3. M9°2°57
  4. A12°4°60
  5. M15°7°61
  6. J18°10°63
  7. J20°12°61
  8. A20°12°66
  9. S17°10°67
  10. O13°7°77
  11. N9°4°72
  12. D6°2°74

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
55 km · 34 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Brierley Hill (Dudley, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Dudley
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
BCC
Operator (OSM)
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
From / to
Stourton Junction → Stourton Junction
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
52.5360, -2.1271
Route start
52.4781, -2.1186
OpenStreetMap
relation 18583049
Official info
dudley.gov.uk/media/6325/black-country-canals-le
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

North Worcestershire Path

5.0 mi · 8.1 km · Worcestershire

ABCD Pub Heritage Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Wolverhampton

All Saints' Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Wolverhampton

ABCD War Heritage Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Wolverhampton

Beacon Way

12 mi · 19 km · Walsall

Coventry Way

21 mi · 33 km · Solihull

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