Club Of The Year 2024

Summer Route 15 – Fox Inn/Middleton lakes

  1. From the Fox Inn (Dosthill), taking care cross the road and head up Church Road.
  2. Take the first left onto Slade Rd then follow to the end, bearing left onto the footpath.
  3. Turn right down the hill and take a left at the bottom.
  4. Follow along the woodland path and onto the wooden board path. This is very uneven so walking is recommended.
  5. Follow the path keeping the lake on your right. When you reach a gate bear right onto the track.
  6. Go through the kissing gate on your right (kissing is optional), take the footbridge over the River Tame.
  7. Turn right and follow the path. As it bears left follow the path between the lakes to the second bird screen.
  8. Turn left and follow the path past the turning for the canal.
  9. Carry straight on until your way is blocked by a gate. Here turn left and follow and tree lined path along the river.
  10. When you reach the end of the trail turn right and follow the path back to the bird screen.
  11. Turn left and follow the wetlands trail until you return to the footbridge.
  12. Cross the footbridge and go through the kissing gate (still no obligation to kiss).
  13. Follow the track until there is a clearing on the left. Turn into this field and go past the cabin.
  14. Turn left and then right, through the steep gap onto a field surrounded by woodland.
  15. Turn right then the next left up the hill through the middle of the woodland.
  16. Towards the top of the hill turn left and then right onto the path to the top of Dost Hill.
  17. Pause here to take in the views of Middleton lakes and Birmingham and definitely not because your blowing from running up the hill.
  18. Head down the hill to rejoin Slade Rd.
  19. Turn right onto Church Rd and cross over back to The Fox Inn