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Four Commons Walk

Linear Trail · West Midlands

150

XP

about 2 h 14 min walking

Moderate
10.91 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

Circular route following the Wyrley & Essington Canal to Clayhanger Common – one of Walsall’s much-loved areas of green, open space. Distance: 6 miles/9.5 km(approx) Duration: 120 mins(approx)

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350 m

214 m

78 m

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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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Leisurely walk

Mostly flat, no real climbs.

Climb

32 m

Drop

32 m

Highest

168 m

Lowest

139 m

Walking time

about 2 h 14 min

Main descent: km 1.6–2.3, from 168 m to 148 m.

How the 10.9 km splits

Flat

7.3 km

Climbing

1.8 km

Descending

1.8 km

Link it with other walks

Clayhanger Common Walk

Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.1

5.71 km

Cannock Extension Canal to Longwood Junction

Shares 4.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.7, 10.7

12.64 km

Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail

Shares 3.5 km of path · meets at km 2.3, 4.8, 5.7

28.5 km

Beacon Way

Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.1

37.37 km

Sneyd Junction to Cannock Extension Canal

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 5.1

10.43 km

McClean Way

Crosses at km 8.3

13.86 km

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