Walks you can reach from Acocks Green by train
Worcestershire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Olton Station to Solihull Station (Warwickshire)
2m direct from Acocks Green.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Streets and pavements.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Olton Station Circular (Warwickshire)
2m direct from Acocks Green.
12km. 3h30.
Canal towpath, River Cole valley, country park, wetlands, grasslands, woodland, heath, and urban paths.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Tyseley Station to Spring Road Station (Worcestershire)
4m direct from Acocks Green.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Streets and pavements. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Small Heath Station to Tyseley Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Acocks Green.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bordesley Station to Small Heath Station (Warwickshire)
4m direct from Acocks Green.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Solihull Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
5m direct from Acocks Green.
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
Berkswell Station to Solihull Station (Warwickshire)
5m direct from Acocks Green.
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.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Solihull Station Circular (Warwickshire)
5m direct from Acocks Green.
8km. 3h.
Town centre, parks, ornamental gardens, lake, River Blythe, woodland, and open fields. Can be muddy.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Duddeston Station (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Acocks Green.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley Station (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Acocks Green.
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)
9m direct from Acocks Green.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Streets and pavements.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Whitlocks End Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
9m direct from Acocks Green.
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.