Walks you can reach from Nuneaton by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Bermuda Park Station Circular (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Nuneaton.
5km. 2h.
Canal towpath, field paths, and suburban town. Can be muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Atherstone Station Circular via Sheepy Magna (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Nuneaton.
20km. Gentle ascents. 5h–9h.
Canal and villages.
Lunch stops: San Giovanni (3h–4h30 in), or the Black Horse (3h–5h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Blue Lion, the Blue Boar Inn, the Old Swan, the Hat and Beaver, the White Horse, the Kings Head Pub, or the Clock.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Atherstone Station Circular via Mancetter Quarry (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Nuneaton.
14km. Moderate ascents. 3h30–6h30.
Woodlands, country park, and valley views.
Lunch stops in Ridge Lane (2h30–4h in): the Church End Brewery Tap Room, or the White Hart. Other lunch stop: the Kings Head Pub (2h30–4h in).
Bedworth Station Circular (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Nuneaton.
10km. 3h.
Market town, field paths, Coventry Canal towpath, Ashby Canal towpath, village streets, suburban roads, and woodland edge. Can be muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Water Orton Station to Tamworth Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
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
Coventry Arena Station Circular (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
5km. 2h.
Canal towpath, former colliery park, formal gardens, wildflower meadows, and market town streets. Point-to-point trail.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Rugby Station Circular (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
4km. 1h30.
Town streets, river valley, Oxford Canal towpath, open fields, and village. Can be muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Barrow-upon-Soar Station to Leicester Station (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
Tough: 21km. Flat terrain. 5h30–9h30.
On decent paths.
Lunch stops in Birstall (3h30–6h in): the Earl of Stamford, the Old Plough, or the White Horse.
End-of-walk rewards: the Corn Exchange, or the Rainbow and Dove.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Leicester Station Circular via Charles Wilson Building (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
1km.
Midland's Best Modernist Panorama. University College Leicester established 1921 as memorial to WWI fallen; campus features notable postwar modernist architecture by Denys Lasdun, Ove Arup, and James Stirling.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
South Wigston Station to Leicester Station (Leicestershire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
10km.
Canal towpath and cycle greenway. Route ends at Leicester Cathedral where Richard III's remains were interred in 2013.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Lichfield Trent Valley Station Circular via Whittington Heath (Staffordshire)
15m direct from Nuneaton.
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.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Coventry Station to Berkswell Station (Warwickshire)
30m direct from Nuneaton.
10km.
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. Muddy sections possible.