Walks you can reach from Chester Road by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Wylde Green Station to Sutton Coldfield Station (Warwickshire)
2m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Streets and pavements.
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Gravelly Hill Station to Erdington Station (Warwickshire)
2m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements.
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Sutton Coldfield Station to Lichfield City Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Chester Road.
19km.
Varied suburban and exurban and rural terrain. Connects Sutton Coldfield to historic cathedral city of Lichfield via Anglo-Saxon Shenstone and Roman remains at Wall where Watling Street and Icknield Street met. Camp Road has high traffic, tight bends and heavy lorries; M6 Toll, A5, A5148 crossings; low-hanging power lines.
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Sutton Coldfield Station to Four Oaks Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 2km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Aston Station to Gravelly Hill Station (Warwickshire)
5m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end.
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Duddeston Station to Aston Station (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath and with gentle gradients.
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Birmingham Moor Street Station to Duddeston Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Chester Road.
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)
15m direct from Chester Road.
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 Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Chester Road.
6km.
Canal towpath. Walk along Birmingham Canal Navigation from city center to ethnically diverse Smethwick.
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Birmingham New Street Station to University Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Chester Road.
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)
15m direct from Chester Road.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.