Walks you can reach from Water Orton by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Water Orton.
10km.
Canal towpath (Worcester and Birmingham Canal). Kings Norton was site of a 1642 English Civil War battle.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Birmingham New Street Station to Bournville Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Water Orton.
8km.
Canal towpath, urban paths, and suburban streets. Walk along the Worcester-Birmingham Canal from city centre to Cadbury's model village.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Birmingham New Street Station to Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Water Orton.
6km.
Canal towpath. Walk along Birmingham Canal Navigation from city center to ethnically diverse Smethwick.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Birmingham New Street Station to University Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Water Orton.
5km.
Spectacular modernist architecture. Canal towpath and university campus paths. Urban walk through Birmingham's industrial heritage and prestigious university grounds. Steep slope approaching campus.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Birmingham New Street Station to Five Ways Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Water Orton.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Nuneaton Station Circular via Hartshill (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Water Orton.
18km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–8h.
Parks, river, country park, and canal.
Lunch stop: the Stag and Pheasant (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Lord Hop, the Felix Holt, the George Eliot Hotel, the Black Swan In Hand, or the Silk Mill.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
South Wigston Station to Leicester Station (Leicestershire)
45m direct from Water Orton.
10km.
Canal towpath and cycle greenway. Route ends at Leicester Cathedral where Richard III's remains were interred in 2013.