BCN: from Catshill Junction (CJ), WS8 7EQ to Daisy Bank (DB), WS5 3AR

This is the route that I took on Saturday April 20th 2019 when walking the BCN from Catshill Junction (CJ), WS8 7EQ to Daisy Bank (DB), WS5 3AR. It is 10.7K long.

KML for the above route as a line
KML for the above route as a series of points

Here are some photos I took. If you want to see a photo in hi-res, click on it.

	It's very hot at the start of today's walk. I get off the bus outside the Anchor pub which looks tempting .... Photo 0326 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:35:20 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64112,-1.92400 which is SK052048 and this point was reached after walking 0.073K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	... but instead I walk along the W&E Canal back to Catshill Junction Photo 0327 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:40:25 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64100,-1.92745 which is SK050048 and this point was reached after walking 0.397K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Today I'm walking along the Daw End Canal towards Rushall Junction. Although 9 locks are promised, I won't see all of those today. Photo 0328 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:40:31 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64099,-1.92748 which is SK050048 and this point was reached after walking 0.399K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Once again, just after the junction the Canal narrows to "facilitate toll collection" Photo 0330 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:41:17 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64101,-1.92790 which is SK050048 and this point was reached after walking 0.428K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	It's very peaceful. This bird has the soundscape to itself. Photo 0331 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:42:20 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64054,-1.92832 which is SK049048 and this point was reached after walking 0.494K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	I saw this fisherman yesterday at Brownhills. I show him the photo I took of him. He says he was lucky yesterday as he caught 16 fish. He says he fly fishes for rudd, and that not many do fly fishing along these canals. Photo 0333 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:46:04 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63932,-1.93166 which is SK047046 and this point was reached after walking 0.768K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0334 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:46:21 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63929,-1.93170 which is SK047046 and this point was reached after walking 0.772K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Here is the view behind me ... Photo 0337 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:55:50 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63647,-1.93450 which is SK045043 and this point was reached after walking 1.146K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	... and the view in front. Photo 0338 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 15:55:54 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63647,-1.93450 which is SK045043 and this point was reached after walking 1.146K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0339 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:01:04 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63319,-1.93288 which is SK046039 and this point was reached after walking 1.53K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0340 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:02:50 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63237,-1.93399 which is SK046038 and this point was reached after walking 1.652K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	In order to keep to the 473ft contour, the Daw End Canal is on an embankment with the land falling on both sides of the Canal. So it's a climb to get up and over the Canal at Black Cock Bridge Photo 0343 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:05:38 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63116,-1.93563 which is SK045037 and this point was reached after walking 1.835K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0344 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:05:59 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63100,-1.93559 which is SK045037 and this point was reached after walking 1.853K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	The towpath is at a level with the roofs of the houses Photo 0347 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:07:24 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63036,-1.93539 which is SK045036 and this point was reached after walking 1.927K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0348 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:12:03 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62871,-1.93447 which is SK045034 and this point was reached after walking 2.125K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	This 3 bedroom house is on sale for £209950. Cat not included! Photo 0349 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:14:11 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62741,-1.93410 which is SK046033 and this point was reached after walking 2.274K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Approaching Walsall Wood Bridge Photo 0350 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:17:40 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62510,-1.93464 which is SK045030 and this point was reached after walking 2.547K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0355 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:20:00 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62481,-1.93435 which is SK045030 and this point was reached after walking 2.59K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0357 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:21:39 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62384,-1.93509 which is SK045029 and this point was reached after walking 2.711K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0358 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:23:03 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62293,-1.93557 which is SK045028 and this point was reached after walking 2.819K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0359 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:24:40 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62190,-1.93617 which is SK044027 and this point was reached after walking 2.943K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Wharf at Northywood Photo 0360 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:29:08 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61921,-1.93533 which is SK045024 and this point was reached after walking 3.251K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0361 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:30:22 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61867,-1.93503 which is SK045023 and this point was reached after walking 3.316K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0362 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:30:27 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61863,-1.93503 which is SK045023 and this point was reached after walking 3.32K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0363 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:30:41 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61850,-1.93496 which is SK045023 and this point was reached after walking 3.335K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Northywood Bridge Photo 0365 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:34:08 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61807,-1.93476 which is SK045023 and this point was reached after walking 3.387K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0367 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:35:37 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61734,-1.93430 which is SK045022 and this point was reached after walking 3.475K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0368 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:39:57 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61472,-1.93169 which is SK047019 and this point was reached after walking 3.821K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0369 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:40:20 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61472,-1.93170 which is SK047019 and this point was reached after walking 3.822K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	It looks as if a railway line used to cross here Photo 0372 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:42:00 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61446,-1.93137 which is SK047019 and this point was reached after walking 3.863K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Approaching Aldridge Wharf Bridge Photo 0373 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:47:59 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61072,-1.92868 which is SK049014 and this point was reached after walking 4.334K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0375 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:50:25 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60941,-1.92778 which is SK050013 and this point was reached after walking 4.494K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0377 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:51:26 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60904,-1.92779 which is SK050013 and this point was reached after walking 4.536K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0379 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 16:55:57 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60666,-1.92741 which is SK050010 and this point was reached after walking 4.839K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Hopley's Bridge Photo 0380 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 17:02:33 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60604,-1.93251 which is SK047009 and this point was reached after walking 5.249K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0382 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 17:15:02 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60544,-1.94262 which is SK040009 and this point was reached after walking 6.236K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	This is Brawns Bridge ... Photo 0386 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 17:21:23 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60713,-1.94833 which is SK036010 and this point was reached after walking 6.704K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	... named after James Brawn who was an "engineer from 1792 to 1861" - there are some accounts of the Brawn family on this web page Photo 0389 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 17:22:16 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60713,-1.94870 which is SK036010 and this point was reached after walking 6.731K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Looking back at Brawns Bridge Photo 0390 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 17:22:43 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60703,-1.94904 which is SK035010 and this point was reached after walking 6.759K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	From the canal, you can access the Manor Arms, a pub in Daw End. The main room of the pub is a small room that has the pumps down one side of the room. Photo 0393 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:05:32 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60144,-1.95390 which is SK032004 and this point was reached after walking 7.715K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	The whatpub web page says the pub is "a canalside pub thought to have been built around 1105 and to have held a licence to serve ale since 1248 making it one of the oldest pubs in the country - it still retains features like the exposed beams and there is an open fire in both bars - the beer pulls come straight out of the wall resulting in the pub being known locally as 'the pub with no bar'". Photo 0394 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:05:37 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60144,-1.95390 which is SK032004 and this point was reached after walking 7.715K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	One of the customers takes this photo with my camera! Photo 0396 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:06:28 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60144,-1.95390 which is SK032004 and this point was reached after walking 7.715K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	It has a few other rooms and a beer garden. Well worth a visit! Photo 0399 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:09:10 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60146,-1.95417 which is SK032004 and this point was reached after walking 7.741K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	An aqueduct takes the Daw End Canal over ... Photo 0400 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:11:40 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.60007,-1.95321 which is SK033003 and this point was reached after walking 7.932K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	.., the railway line between Walsall and Sutton Coldfield Photo 0402 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:11:58 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59991,-1.95325 which is SK033002 and this point was reached after walking 7.95K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	We are now in the area of lime pits Photo 0404 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:14:48 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59812,-1.95204 which is SK033000 and this point was reached after walking 8.168K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0405 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:21:23 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59499,-1.94621 which is SP037997 and this point was reached after walking 8.709K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0406 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:23:09 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59371,-1.94544 which is SP038995 and this point was reached after walking 8.864K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0407 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:26:38 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59183,-1.94301 which is SP040993 and this point was reached after walking 9.151K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	This is Longwood which is the junction of the Daw End Canal and Rushall Canal. The Pearson's guide says the Daw End Canal bears left to the "limestone workings at Hay Head". The Rushall Canal is the canal that goes straight on. Photo 0411 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:29:00 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59094,-1.94228 which is SP040992 and this point was reached after walking 9.274K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0413 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:29:28 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59078,-1.94242 which is SP040992 and this point was reached after walking 9.296K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Here's where the Daw End Canal continued towards Hay Head. These days it's an arm for mooring the boats of the Longwood Boat Club. Photo 0414 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:29:40 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59072,-1.94243 which is SP040992 and this point was reached after walking 9.302K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0415 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:30:31 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.59020,-1.94263 which is SP040992 and this point was reached after walking 9.362K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0416 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:31:13 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58974,-1.94280 which is SP040991 and this point was reached after walking 9.415K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	So I'm now on the Rushall Canal. This is a canal with locks! This is Rushall Lock 1, the Top lock and the first of nine locks. Photo 0417 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:32:19 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58965,-1.94280 which is SP040991 and this point was reached after walking 9.425K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	The Rushall Locks currently have a nighttime closure because of a water leak Photo 0418 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:32:26 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58965,-1.94280 which is SP040991 and this point was reached after walking 9.425K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Looking back at Rushall Lock 1 Photo 0419 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:33:19 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58925,-1.94300 which is SP040991 and this point was reached after walking 9.471K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Looking back at Rushall Lock 2 Photo 0420 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:35:02 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58803,-1.94349 which is SP039989 and this point was reached after walking 9.61K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0421 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:39:45 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58484,-1.94483 which is SP038986 and this point was reached after walking 9.977K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Photo 0425 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:42:28 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58332,-1.94548 which is SP038984 and this point was reached after walking 10.154K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Approaching Moat Bridge Photo 0426 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:46:30 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.58051,-1.94662 which is SP037981 and this point was reached after walking 10.478K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr
	Sutton Road Bridge in Daisy Bank is where I'm finishing today. Photo 0428 was taken on 2019-04-20 at 18:49:00 According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.57868,-1.94734 which is SP037979 and this point was reached after walking 10.691K link to hi-res version of the photo link to photo in flickr