I'm thinking about putting my 'cross bike to more use than commuting and after some route ideas.
Has anyone suggestions on towpaths, gravel tracks, byways etc. heading south from Birmingham. I'm looking to make a 40 mile route similar to the Tour of the Black Country.
Byways not highways
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Byways not highways
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Apart from canal towpaths and NCN off-road routes I've struggled to put any decent routes together. Public bridleways have varied from rideable off-road trails and beds of streams to muddy quagmires and heavy undergrowth in a fairly short distance. I've found a few decent sections but they're just short interludes between country lanes. Other parts of the country do much better but I haven't found a great deal round here sadly.
Eat cake before you're hungry
This map illustrates the limited and fragmented off-road (green) opportunities around here...
http://tinyurl.com/zh6dst6
http://tinyurl.com/zh6dst6
Eat cake before you're hungry
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