Best walks to or from Kings Norton
Worcestershire · West Midlands of England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Kings Norton Station.
Bromsgrove Station to Kings Norton Station
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
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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Birmingham New Street Station to Kings Norton Station
10km.
Canal towpath (Worcester and Birmingham Canal). Kings Norton was site of a 1642 English Civil War battle.
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Kings Norton Station to Northfield Station
Easy: 3km, flat terrain.
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Bournville Station to Kings Norton Station
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with fields. Can be very muddy or boggy.