Walks you can reach from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Wootton Wawen Station to Wilmcote Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
Canal towpath.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Wilmcote Station Circular (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
8km. 3h.
River Alne banks, canal village, old railway track, open fields, ridge and furrow, flood bank, and historic villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Wootton Wawen Station to Bearley Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bearley Station Circular (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
7km. 2h30.
Ancient villages, leafy woodland, open fields, canal aqueduct, nature reserve, and country lanes. Electric fence near stables.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Henley-in-Arden Station to Wootton Wawen Station (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
Canal towpath with fields and flat and easy-going.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Wootton Wawen Station Circular (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
7km. 2h30.
Canal towpath, aqueduct, open fields, hedgerows, and working farm. Can be boggy/muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Claverdon Station Circular (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
4km. 1h30.
Gently rolling farmland, small pockets of woodland, Grand Union Canal towpath, and motorway bridge crossing. Nettles and brambles.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Henley-in-Arden Station to Warwick Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
17km.
Impressively deep cutting (canal near Hatton). Warwickshire countryside and Grand Union Canal towpath; gently wooded. Medieval market town of Henley-in-Arden founded 13th century; Warwick is Warwickshire's county town. Route traverses remnants of Forest of Arden with ancient hedgerows from 16th century. Path can be churned up and muddy; M40 motorway traffic; traffic on country lanes.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Dorridge Station to Henley-in-Arden Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
15km.
Countryside; primarily along canal towpaths. Henley-in-Arden is a medieval new town founded early 13th century when the lord of Beaudesert Castle purchased a market charter. Busy road section near King's Arms Inn; fields can be muddy.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Danzey Station to Henley-in-Arden Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
Easy: 5km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Field and woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Henley-in-Arden Station Circular (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
8km. 2h30.
Historic high street, farmland, Millennium Way, rural lanes, fields, and woodland edges. Can be overgrown summer.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Lapworth Station to Warwick Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway.
14km.
Impressive deep cutting (Shrewley). Warwickshire countryside along the Grand Union Canal towpath. Warwick Castle founded 1068; transformed to stately home by Fulke Greville in early 17th century. Grand Union Canal modernised extensively in 1930s. No towpath through Shrewley Tunnel — alternative route via village required.