England : West Midlands Netherton Tunnel ride, Birmingham, 31st October 2015

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kimble

Veteran
In YACF pseudo-tradition I'm organising this one again, so reckoned I should post here for the benefit of those who don't have dual nationality.

Highlights:
  • About 70km, of which about a third is on road, the rest being bridleways, canal towpaths (some hardpack, some muddy singletrack) and the Rea Valley cycle path (mostly tarmac, some hardpack).
  • A tame urban ford, where Nothing™ didn't happen.
  • Some serious on-road climbing to Clent Hill and two lock flights, but otherwise mostly flat.
  • Enough mud to make cross or MTB tyres worthwhile, but doable on a tourer (or fixie!) if you walk the slippery bits.
  • A fun, semi-technical rocky bridleway descent from Clent Hill. Rideable on most things at sufficiently low speed, but we'll wait for the nervous and narrow-tyred at the bottom.
  • The Sands Of Doom™ - perfectly walkable if you're not on a MTB
  • Pub stop about halfway through: The Forester's Arms, Bridgnorth Road
  • RADAR gates, lots of RADAR gates.
  • The Netherton tunnel: 2.7km of dark, damp, spooky cycleableness. The safety rail is intact throughout, and there's enough room for flat-barred bikes (and ICE trikes!) to ride without too much difficulty, but there's an inch or more of water in places so wet feet are likely.

GPX of the route:
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Full details (when/where/who's coming) over on YACF.
 
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