I love the canal network around Brum.
I often ride to the canal at Tardebigge and then down to Worcester and back, it’s a good way of getting 40 miles in without having to drive somewhere first. The return leg up the longest flight of locks in the UK can get a bit tiring though.
I also ride to Stratford and into Brum and do tours around. It’s interesting to see the city from the canal, it gives a very different perspective. I bought all the Geo Maps for the midlands canal system and they are very good, especially for only a fiver each.
It’ll be nice once they dry out again soon, as some of them are in terrible condition in places during the winter months.