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Run the Main Line Canal route through Birmingham., West Midlands

Run the Main Line Canal route through Birmingham.

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Birmingham's canal towpaths offer fast, flat running beside the water, with the best known circuit starting at the Mailbox.

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The MailboxStarting point of the best-known 5-mile canal towpath circuit in Birmingham.

The route

Distance8.5 km
Running≈ 54 min
Cycling≈ 36 min
Climb↑ 63 m
RouteCircular

A 8.5 km circular route from Birmingham to run or cycle, with 63 m of climbing.

Elevation↑ 63 m in total

Before you go

StartCommercial Street, Birmingham, B1 1RFOpen the start in Maps →
FinishBack where you started
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