Walks from Lichfield

Golf club, heath, woodland and Heart of England Way.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Time: 7h (5h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)

2 lunch spots: the Tame Otter (2h15 in), or the Red Lion (2h15 in)

2 end-of-walk rewards: the Horse and Jockey, or the Turnpike

Warnings: MOD firing range — check access.

Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.

Varied suburban and exurban and rural terrain. Connects Sutton Coldfield to historic cathedral city of Lichfield via Anglo-Saxon Shenstone and Roman remains at Wall where Watling Street and Icknield Street met.

Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Camp Road has high traffic, tight bends and heavy lorries; M6 Toll, A5, A5148 crossings; low-hanging power lines.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Safe, direct, offroad and beautiful. A safe, direct and largely off-road route following the Heart of England Way, via public footpath and residential road and the A51 into countryside south of Lichfield. A beautifully straight track takes you over the hills before crossing the Tame at Hopwas and following pavement into the town. Follows the Heart of England Way.

Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Great views over the Staffordshire country side and moorland. An easy, level towpath section along the Trent and Mersey Canal followed by undulating field paths over Staffordshire countryside, with a short climb out of Longdon to a viewpoint and a gentle crossing of farmland and a golf course. The canal is firm and easy; the field paths can be muddy in places and are poorly waymarked, with several awkward and overgrown stiles.

Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Lunch: At Armitage a pub, café and supermarket sit just off the route; Longdon has the last pub before Lichfield.

Warnings: The middle field section is poorly waymarked with several awkward or overgrown stiles, and the possibility of cattle. Some paths are little-walked and hard to locate when crops are high. Refreshments are limited in the middle, so go prepared.

Walk details: Slow Ways.