Fort Vale
Birmingham
43 metres climb
Risk assessed route
Distance - 8.3 miles
Bike suitability - Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres)
Route rating
(2 reviews) About the route
Starting point
Ward End Park, Car Park,
Washwood Heath Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B8 2HF
Ward End Park, Car Park, B8 2HF
A route around a changing area of Birmingham, passing by industry and around the former forest of Castle Vale. Best remembered as being an airfield and Spitfire factory, or for the 34 1970s tower blocks, now long gone from the redeveloped estate.