Walks you can reach from Small Heath by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Tyseley Station to Spring Road Station (Worcestershire)
3m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Tyseley Station to Acocks Green Station (Worcestershire)
3m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Solihull Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Small Heath.
12km.
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. Some low bridges requiring ducking; steep ramp at end.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Duddeston Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Acocks Green Station to Olton Station (Worcestershire)
4m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath with open moorland and street sections at either end.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Birmingham Snow Hill Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Small Heath.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Streets and pavements.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Whitlocks End Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Small Heath.
12km.
Towpaths and river banks. Urban walk tracing Birmingham's waterpower heritage from suburbs to city center. Busy roads to cross; low bridges on canal sections.
Olton Station to Solihull Station (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Streets and pavements.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Olton Station Circular (Warwickshire)
7m direct from Small Heath.
12km. 3h30.
Canal towpath, River Cole valley, country park, wetlands, grasslands, woodland, heath, and urban paths.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Hall Green Station to Yardley Wood Station (Worcestershire)
8m direct from Small Heath.
Easy: 2km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Berkswell Station to Solihull Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Small Heath.
10km.
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. Muddy woodland path; pavement peters out near Hampton-in-Arden with tight bends.