Stourbridge Canal & Glass Quarter Heritage Trail

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Loop Walk · West Midlands

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about 2 h 22 min walking

Moderate

11.14 km

Loop

Graded from its length and climb.

Discover the glass-making history and heritage of Stourbridge, over the last 400 years

287 m

148 m

9 m

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

91 m

Drop

88 m

Highest

117 m

Lowest

66 m

Walking time

about 2 h 22 min

Which way round

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 10.2–11.1, from 107 m to 68 m.

How the 11.1 km splits

Flat

5.6 km

Climbing

2.8 km

Descending

2.6 km

Link it with other walks

Stourbridge Circular (Leys Junction to Delph Locks)

Shares 7.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.0, 4.2…

11.3 km

Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring

Shares 4.3 km of path · meets at km 2.1, 4.0, 4.2…

54.74 km

The Crystal Canal Walk

Starts here too · Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.0, 10.8

3.2 km

Stourbridge Town Arm Walk

Starts here too · Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 10.8

2.12 km

Stourbridge Heritage Trail

Starts here too

1.34 km

Monarch's Way

Crosses at km 0.1, 0.7

920.73 km

Campsites near the start

Castle Gate Campsite

7.5 km from the start · 4.7★ (30)

Wolverley Camping and Caravanning Club Site

8.7 km from the start · 4.7★ (703)

The Bumbles Caravan cl

11.3 km from the start · 4.8★ (10)

Rhydd Covert Scout Campsite

12.8 km from the start · 4.7★ (62)