Walks you can reach from The Hawthorns by train
Staffordshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Smethwick Galton Bridge Station to Sandwell and Dudley Station (Staffordshire)
2m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station to Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Staffordshire)
2m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Birmingham Snow Hill Station (Warwickshire)
8m direct from The Hawthorns.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Streets and pavements.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Old Hill Station to Tipton Station (Staffordshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
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).
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Solihull Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
12km.
Mostly towpath along the Birmingham branch of the Grand Union Canal. Canal authorized in 1793 connecting Digbeth to Warwick; modernized in 1930s; freight traffic ceased by 1970s. Some low bridges requiring ducking; steep ramp at end.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Duddeston Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath with open moorland and street sections at either end.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Whitlocks End Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
12km.
Towpaths and river banks. Urban walk tracing Birmingham's waterpower heritage from suburbs to city center. Busy roads to cross; low bridges on canal sections.
Small Heath Station to Tyseley Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bordesley Station to Small Heath Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Tyseley Station to Spring Road Station (Worcestershire)
30m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Tyseley Station to Acocks Green Station (Worcestershire)
30m direct from The Hawthorns.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.