Walks you can reach from Four Oaks by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Sutton Coldfield Station to Lichfield City Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Four Oaks.
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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Wylde Green Station to Sutton Coldfield Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Streets and pavements.
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Chester Road Station to Wylde Green Station (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Erdington Station to Chester Road Station (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements.
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Gravelly Hill Station to Erdington Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements.
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Aston Station to Gravelly Hill Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end.
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Duddeston Station to Aston Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath and with gentle gradients.
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Lichfield Trent Valley Station Circular via Whittington Heath (Staffordshire)
15m direct from Four Oaks.
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.
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Birmingham Moor Street Station to Duddeston Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Four Oaks.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Four Oaks.
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)
30m direct from Four Oaks.
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)
30m direct from Four Oaks.
6km.
Canal towpath. Walk along Birmingham Canal Navigation from city center to ethnically diverse Smethwick.