Lichfield Cycling Information

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Lichfield, Ancient Cathedral City at the junction of two National Cycle Network Routes. Well worth spending time to explore. Lots of Cafés & Inns

Route 5 / 54 - Oxford - Lichfield / Lichfield - Derby.

Regional route 63 Coming soon,. Lichfield - Sutton Park / Birmingham.

Also new national route from Lichfield to Tamworth and Nuneaton.

By 2005, Route 5 will take you to Stafford and along the North Wales coast to Bangor.

Lichfield City Centre will become a major hub for NCN cycle routes.

There are several important cycle routes which pass though the local lanes around Lichfield. They form long distance quite routes to other areas.

Lichfield District council produce a series of excellent leaflets for cyclist which are available at council offices, libraries, and the local Tourist Information centre. For further information Leisure

Services, Lichfield District Council,

Lichfield Tourist Website

Lichfield City Website
Staffordshire Website

GETTING TO LICHFIELD
Lichfield can be easily reached by Train from any Cross City Line station. Trains are very frequent, 7 Day's a week and carry cycles free of charge. Lichfield City and Trent Valley stations are both very convenient for cyclists. There are step's at Trent Valley station. Lichfield City has a passenger Lift.
Cycle Parking at both stations.

Trent valley station has a cycle route connecting to National Cycle Route 5, Lichfield North.

Three rides from Lichfield's Beacon Park.
Route 5. From Beacon Park follow route 5 to Chase Water Country Park, with its figure of eight circuit. "The Nelson" ,

[on route], at Chorley is a useful refreshment stop. This route follows country lanes and is hilly.

At Chase water country park there are miles of traffic free riding right into Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, Walsall, or Wolverhampton.

Follow route 5 to Walsall or canal towing paths to other centres

Route 54. From Beacon Park follow route 54 to Fradley Canal Junction, or continue North to
Alrewas with its canal side walk & Village church Refreshment stop, William IV

01283 790206.

You can carry on until you reach the "Royal Oak", [on route], at Barton-under-Needwood. Barton has a splendid village church, pond, and canal marina. (Country lanes and Flat).

Route 54. From Beacon Park follow route 54 to canal bridge at Fradley. Then turn right and follow "new signed cycle link" to the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas. (Country Lanes and Flat)

New Route 63 is being developed between Lichfield / Shenstone / Little Aston / Sutton Park, and Birmingham.