#365daysofbiking Post haste:
January 1st - In the grey murk of an overcast, darkening evening, the McLean Way really is more rewarding than one would think: There are delights along it’s length from the A5 to Walsall, from hand made benches, to spectacular views and curios like the landmark restored signal post at Clayhanger Marsh.
For me, it always looks better on a grey day, the better to imagine locos hauling coal, rumbling through here, climbing to the peak by the rear of the Swan pub before coasting down to Lichfield.
There might have been a young boy on the Brownhills Bridge, waving to the driver and giggling at the ground shaking.
But that’s all in the past now, ond on a dull new years day, this is a great place to take a breather and remember what was lost, and what was found.
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