Walks you can reach from Smethwick Rolfe Street by train
Staffordshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Smethwick Rolfe Street.
10km.
Canal towpath (Worcester and Birmingham Canal). Kings Norton was site of a 1642 English Civil War battle.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Bournville Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Smethwick Rolfe Street.
8km.
Canal towpath, urban paths, and suburban streets. Walk along the Worcester-Birmingham Canal from city centre to Cadbury's model village.
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Birmingham New Street Station to University Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Smethwick Rolfe Street.
5km.
Spectacular modernist architecture. Canal towpath and university campus paths. Urban walk through Birmingham's industrial heritage and prestigious university grounds. Steep slope approaching campus.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Five Ways Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Smethwick Rolfe Street.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
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Old Hill Station to Tipton Station (Staffordshire)
15m direct from Smethwick Rolfe Street.
9km.
Wild and dramatic escarpment (Rowley Hills). Mostly along canal towpaths through suburban towns and villages. Walk celebrates William Perry, the 'Tipton Slasher', a renowned 19th-century bareknuckle boxer born in Tipton in 1819. Over two miles through dark Netherton Tunnel (option).