Cannon Hill Park Explorer

Sky Ride Local in Birmingham

A 3.6 mile scenic ride around Cannon Hill Park one of the premier parks in the city. Awarded Green Flag status which encourages parks and green spaces to achieve high environmental standards, creating a benchmark of excellence in recreational green areas. With beautiful flowerbeds, lakes, pools and a wonderful collection of trees, it's easy to see why. There are many attractions to view along the way such as a Nature centre and Midland Art centre. The boating lake and the River Rea offers opportunities to feed the ducks - an ideal ride for families.

Additional Information

Helmets must be worn by all under 18's regardless of ride level.
All ages are welcome but age 5 and under must be in a BSA approved child seat, trailer or tag-a-long.
All rides leave at the time stated you must arrive early Ride Leaders will not wait. 

Location and Route

Meet the Ride Leaders

• Gary Baker
• Robert Maskell Hello my name is Rob.
  I have been cycling since my teens.
  My main interest is cycle touring, I was a member of West Bromwich CTC for a number of years.
  I really enjoyed the Sunday morning club runs and the weekends away youth hosteling.
  Now my cycling consists of day rides to local beauty spots covering around 40 miles, and cycling off road exploring the tracks and trails of the Wyre Forest and Cannock Chase,and of course leading Sky rides.
  I like to do all of the maintenance and repairs to my bikes myself.
  I currently have two bikes, a GT that I use for off road and a Ridgeback that I use for road work.
  Well I hope to see you out on a local Sky ride soon
  
• Paul Elkington I cycle to work each day and cycle for shopping and general day to day stuff.
  
  My commute bike is a Surly LHT that has seen me through about 15,000 miles over the two years i have had it.
  My play bike is a single speed Surly Karate Monkey.
  My work bike is an Xtracycle conversion that turned an old mountain bike into a cargo carrier. I now use it to carry shopping, rubbish, tools, and even family members around my local area.
  
  I am a firm believer in the benefits of cycling to the individual and to the wider society. If i can help you in any way on any of our rides please feel free to give me a shout. I look forward to seeing you on the rides.
  
  paul
• Mir Zaman This is a great initiative nicely put together by Sky and British Cycling. I've been involved with these rides for the past couple of years both as a participant and as Ride Lead and enjoyed every single one of them. I enjoy cycling and use a hybrid in different terrains to keep fit. I'll look forward to meeting you, we'll have some fun out on two wheels for a change and get a breath of fresh air too...Ride Well and Keep Safe!
  

Rider Comments on the Route

1. MOHAMMED AMAR IQBAL Saturday 30th July 2011
   
2. Irfan Mehrali Saturday 11th June 2011
   Great event. Even got my bike fixed. Nicely organised!
3. Tony Guest Thursday 9th June 2011
   Excellent we really enjoyed the ride. Very well organised with good leaders.
4. Kamran Asmat Thursday 9th June 2011