Walks you can reach from University by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Selly Oak Station to Bournville Station (Worcestershire)
2m direct from University.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Five Ways Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from University.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Bournville Station (Warwickshire)
5m direct from University.
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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Bournville Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
5m direct from University.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with fields. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
6m direct from University.
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 Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Warwickshire)
6m direct from University.
6km.
Canal towpath. Walk along Birmingham Canal Navigation from city center to ethnically diverse Smethwick.
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Bromsgrove Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
7m direct from University.
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)
7m direct from University.
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)
7m direct from University.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain.
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Northfield Station to Longbridge Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from University.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Longbridge Station to Wood End Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from University.
16km.
Spectacular views to Birmingham and Worcestershire. Ridge lip with fields, woodlands, and lanes. Traces the Midlands Watershed Ridge along the Birmingham Plateau lip; route parallels Roman Icknield Street. A441 Redditch Road busy; M42 motorway crossing.
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Wythall Station to Longbridge Station (Worcestershire)
15m direct from University.
10km.
Rural with woodland, fields, and suburban areas. Walk traces River Cole source on Severn-Trent watershed; passes moated medieval farmhouse; passes Shire Country Park. Busy main roads; muddy footpath sections.