Walks you can reach from Lichfield Trent Valley by train
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Water Orton Station to Tamworth Station (Warwickshire)
5m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
18km.
Mostly on canal towpaths. Through Anglo-Saxon Mercia's territory, passing sites associated with Queen Æthelflæd. Heavy traffic on narrow ancient bridge across River Tame near Water Orton.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Atherstone Station Circular via Sheepy Magna (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
20km. Gentle ascents. 5h–9h.
Canal and villages.
Lunch stops: San Giovanni (3h–4h30 in), or the Black Horse (3h–5h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Blue Lion, the Blue Boar Inn, the Old Swan, the Hat and Beaver, the White Horse, the Kings Head Pub, or the Clock.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Atherstone Station Circular via Mancetter Quarry (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
14km. Moderate ascents. 3h30–6h30.
Woodlands, country park, and valley views.
Lunch stops in Ridge Lane (2h30–4h in): the Church End Brewery Tap Room, or the White Hart. Other lunch stop: the Kings Head Pub (2h30–4h in).
Stone Station to Stafford Station (Staffordshire)
15m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
14km.
Boggy muddy ground at wetter times of year. Stafford Common is an unusually large surviving common land near a major Midlands centre with origins in medieval townland for grazing, protected by parliament 1839 and 1939. Comparatively busy road at Whitgreave; boggy ground when wet.
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Penkridge Station to Stafford Station (Staffordshire)
15m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
12km.
Impressive views across southern and central Staffordshire landscape. Walk traverses Staffordshire countryside from Penkridge to Stafford via the ruins of a neo-gothic manor on the site of Stafford's medieval castle. Busy road near Penkridge; care crossing main roads near Stafford.
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Sutton Coldfield Station to Four Oaks Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
Easy: 2km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Nuneaton Station Circular via Hartshill (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
18km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–8h.
Parks, river, country park, and canal.
Lunch stop: the Stag and Pheasant (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Lord Hop, the Felix Holt, the George Eliot Hotel, the Black Swan In Hand, or the Silk Mill.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Wylde Green Station to Sutton Coldfield Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Streets and pavements.
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Chester Road Station to Wylde Green Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Erdington Station to Chester Road Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements.
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Gravelly Hill Station to Erdington Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements.
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Aston Station to Gravelly Hill Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Lichfield Trent Valley.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end.