Walks you can reach from Five Ways by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Five Ways.
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)
3m direct from Five Ways.
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)
3m direct from Five Ways.
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)
3m direct from Five Ways.
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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University Station to Selly Oak Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Five Ways.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath.
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Selly Oak Station to Bournville Station (Worcestershire)
6m direct from Five Ways.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going.
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Bournville Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
9m direct from Five Ways.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with fields. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Duddeston Station to Aston Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Five Ways.
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 Five Ways.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
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Bromsgrove Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from Five Ways.
19km.
Pastoral yet industrial terrain of north east Worcestershire into Birmingham. Walk traverses the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (1792-1815), featuring 30 locks at Tardebigge Flight. Fast cars on suburban lanes; dual carriageway crossing.
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Alvechurch Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from Five Ways.
10km.
Towpath along canal with suburban and greenbelt sections. Nearly 1000 years ago Kings Norton was valued five times higher than Birmingham for taxation; canal junction constructed 1796; area incorporated into Birmingham in 1911. Narrow road with fast traffic; dark tunnel to avoid (2.5km Wast Hill Tunnel).
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Kings Norton Station to Northfield Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from Five Ways.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain.