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VIDEO SERIES START POINT: Birchills Junction

VIDEO SERIES END POINT: Pudding Green Junction

VIA: Walsall Town Arm, Darlaston, Moxley, Great Bridge, Greets Green

LENGTH: 8 Miles

The Walsall Canal runs from the Birmingham Mainline Canal near Oldbury via Great bridge and Walsall up to the Wyrley and Essington Canal at Birchills, Walsall. Starting at The Birmingham Mainline Canal the Walsall Canal runs a short distance to Ryders Green Junction, where it meets the Old Wednesbury Canal which leaves for the Ridgacre Canal, The Walsall Canal then continues down the Ryders Green Locks where it then runs alongside Great Bridge Town Centre. The Canal moves out of Great Bridge and meets with the Tame Valley Canal at Tame Valley Junction in Ocker Hill. The Walsall Canal then runs around the outskirts of Wednesbury, Moxley and Darlaston where it passes the remains of some old Canal Junctions at Moorcroft and The Ansons Branch at Darlaston. The Canal then continues over James bridge Aqueduct before passing under the M6 Motorway and heading to Walsall. Here it meets with the Walsall Town Arm Canal at Walsall Junction, a short Canal leading into the town centre from the main Walsall Canal. The Walsall canal then passes up the Walsall Locks and reaches the Wyrley and Essington Canal at Birchills Junction.

PART ONE: Walking the towpath of the Walsall Canal from Birchills Junction to Walsall Junction, then a quick explore of the short Walsall Town Arm Canal.

PART TWO: Continuing along the towpath from Walsall Junction to the former Junction with the Ansons Branch Canal, passing over James Bridge Aqueduct and then a quick explore of some of the now disused Ansons Branch Canal.

PART THREE: The third part of the towpath walk from the former junction with the Ansons Branch near James Bridge, around Darlaston via Moxley to Moorcroft Junction.

PART FOUR: Walking from Moorcroft Junction to Tame Valley Junction along the Walsall canal. Firstly looking at the remains of the old Bradley Locks Branch Canal and Moorcroft Woods nature reserve.

PART FIVE: The final part of walking the towpath of the Walsall Canal, from Tame Valley Junction, where the canal meets the Tame Valley Canal, through Great Bridge, up the Ryders Green Locks, passing the old Wednesbury Oak Branch canal and on to Pudding Green Junction where the Walsall Canal meets the Birmingham Mainline Canal.