Walks you can reach from Wilmcote by train
Warwickshire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Station to Stratford-upon-Avon Station (Warwickshire)
2m direct from Wilmcote.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Wootton Wawen Station to Bearley Station (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Wilmcote.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bearley Station Circular (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Wilmcote.
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)
5m direct from Wilmcote.
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)
5m direct from Wilmcote.
7km. 2h30.
Canal towpath, aqueduct, open fields, hedgerows, and working farm. Can be boggy/muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Henley-in-Arden Station to Stratford-upon-Avon Station (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Wilmcote.
16km.
Countryside walk across fields and canal towpath; gently hilly and wooded. Walk connects two 12th-century market towns via the 1816 Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, ending at Shakespeare's birthplace.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Honeybourne Station to Stratford-upon-Avon Station (Gloucestershire)
6m direct from Wilmcote.
15km.
Beautiful line through the northern Cotswolds. Trackbed of old railway line, fields, roads through villages, and flat greenway. Route follows the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway from 1859, closed for passenger services in 1968-1969, finally closed in 1976. Now a greenway. First section still in use for goods traffic; moderately busy road between Pebworth and Long Marston.
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Stratford-upon-Avon Station to Warwick Parkway Station (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Wilmcote.
17km. Moderate ascents. 4h30.
Riverside path with fields and with moderate climbs.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Henley-in-Arden Station to Warwick Station (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Wilmcote.
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.
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Dorridge Station to Henley-in-Arden Station (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Wilmcote.
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)
8m direct from Wilmcote.
Easy: 5km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Field and woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Henley-in-Arden Station Circular (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Wilmcote.
8km. 2h30.
Historic high street, farmland, Millennium Way, rural lanes, fields, and woodland edges. Can be overgrown summer.