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Exploring Birmingham by bicycle
Birmingham's canals and valley routes offer a different way to explore beyond the central shopping streets. Choose a route for its surface and surroundings, rather than assuming every towpath suits an easy ride.
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The Broad Street and Gas Street area provides a central starting point for the canal network. For a longer outing, the Rea Valley and Cole Valley routes give useful corridors to investigate. Cycling can connect parks and outer districts, while towpaths bring the city's waterways into the journey itself.
What to look for
Canal access around Broad Street and Gas Street.
The Rea Valley corridor and the Cole Valley route to the east.
Useful to know
Check a current cycling map before choosing between canal towpaths and road sections.
Allow for muddy or uneven towpath surfaces beyond central Birmingham.
Check current towpath cycling guidance rather than relying on old permit advice.
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