Walks you can reach from Atherstone by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Nuneaton Station Circular via Hartshill (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Atherstone.
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
Water Orton Station to Tamworth Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Atherstone.
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
Lichfield Trent Valley Station Circular via Whittington Heath (Staffordshire)
15m direct from Atherstone.
19km. Moderate ascents. 5h–9h.
Golf club, heath, woodland, and Heart of England Way. MOD firing range — check access.
Lunch stops: the Tame Otter (2h–3h30 in), or the Red Lion (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Horse and Jockey, or the Turnpike.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Rugby Station Circular (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Atherstone.
4km. 1h30.
Town streets, river valley, Oxford Canal towpath, open fields, and village. Can be muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Stone Station to Stafford Station (Staffordshire)
30m direct from Atherstone.
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.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Penkridge Station to Stafford Station (Staffordshire)
30m direct from Atherstone.
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.