Beacon Way
Waymarked Way · West Midlands
700
XP
about 7 h 53 min walking
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.
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.
Climb
255 m
Drop
201 m
Highest
226 m
Lowest
101 m
Walking time
about 7 h 53 min
Which way round
Uphill: Easy first 8.0 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.
Downhill: No steep climbing, no steep descents.
Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.
Main climb: km 8.0–9.9, from 152 m to 216 m.
How the 37.3 km splits
Flat
30.4 km
Climbing
3.8 km
Descending
3.1 km
Link it with other walks
Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension Canal
Shares 4.8 km of path · meets at km 19.010.43 km
Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 14.0, 14.1, 23.812.64 km
Four Commons Walk
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 23.210.91 km
Clayhanger Common Walk
Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 23.25.71 km
Sandwell Park Colliery Trail
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.23.16 km
Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 23.2, 23.828.5 km
Rushall Junction to Ryders Green Locks
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 3.77.78 km
Paupers Memorial Trail
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.06.65 km
Longwood Junction to Rushall Locks
Crosses at km 14.0, 14.12.44 km
McClean Way
Crosses at km 17.913.86 km