Walks you can reach from Birmingham New Street by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Five Ways Station to University Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Duddeston Station to Aston Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath and with gentle gradients.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
University Station to Selly Oak Station (Warwickshire)
5m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station to Sandwell and Dudley Station (Staffordshire)
6m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Smethwick Galton Bridge Station to Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Staffordshire)
6m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
The Hawthorns Station to Smethwick Galton Bridge Station (Staffordshire)
6m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Aston Station to Gravelly Hill Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham International Station Circular (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Birmingham New Street.
6km. 1h30.
Suburban paths, brook-side walking, oak woodland, wildflower meadow, parkland, and sports fields.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Selly Oak Station to Bournville Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Gravelly Hill Station to Erdington Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Water Orton Station to Tamworth Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Birmingham New Street.
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
Bournville Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from Birmingham New Street.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with fields. Can be very muddy or boggy.