Walks you can reach from Canley by train
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Tile Hill Circular (Warwickshire)
3 minutes direct from Canley.
Woodland paths and suburban footways through nature reserve.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Coventry Circular (Warwickshire)
3 minutes direct from Canley.
City streets, canal basin and historic centre.
Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Berkswell Circular (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Canley.
Countryside and farmland tracks, village lanes.
Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Hampton-in-Arden Circular (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Canley.
Tarmac village lanes, river crossing and nature reserve paths.
Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Rugby Circular (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Canley.
Canal towpath, riverside path and village lanes.
Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Coventry to Berkswell (Warwickshire)
3 minutes direct from Canley.
Picturesque village. Urban, suburban and then rural. Walk traverses Coventry's historic common land including Hearsall Common and Tilehill Wood, medieval survivals preserved in the 1920s, before reaching Berkswell in the Meridian Gap.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: A third urban. Muddy sections possible.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Berkswell to Solihull (Warwickshire)
7 minutes direct from Canley.
Surprisingly expansive landscape. Rural and suburban with boardwalks, fields, woodland, canal towpath and residential streets. Walk crosses the Meridian Gap from Berkswell to Solihull, West Midlands' largest town, functioning as an affluent dormitory suburb of Birmingham.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. Muddy woodland path; pavement peters out near Hampton-in-Arden with tight bends.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Birmingham International to Marston Green (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Canley.
Brookside paths, oak woodland, wildflower meadow, wetlands and parkland.
Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Birmingham to Kings Norton (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Canley.
Canal towpath (Worcester and Birmingham Canal). Kings Norton was site of a 1642 English Civil War battle.
Waterway: nine tenths along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Birmingham Back to Backs (National Trust)
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Birmingham to Bournville (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Canley.
Canal towpath, urban paths and suburban streets. Walk along the Worcester-Birmingham Canal from city centre to Cadbury's model village.
Waterway: four fifths along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Birmingham Back to Backs (National Trust)
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Solihull to Birmingham (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Canley.
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.
Waterway: four fifths along the Grand Union Canal.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Some low bridges requiring ducking; steep ramp at end.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Whitlocks End to Birmingham (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Canley.
Towpaths and river banks. Urban walk tracing Birmingham's waterpower heritage from suburbs to city center.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Busy roads to cross; low bridges on canal sections.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).