Walks you can reach from Pineapple Road by train
Worcestershire · West Midlands of England
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Bromsgrove Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
3m direct from Pineapple Road.
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)
3m direct from Pineapple Road.
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 (Warwickshire)
3m direct from Pineapple Road.
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 (Worcestershire)
3m direct from Pineapple Road.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain.
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Bournville Station to Kings Norton Station (Worcestershire)
3m direct from Pineapple Road.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with fields. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Smethwick Rolfe Street Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Pineapple Road.
6km.
Canal towpath. Walk along Birmingham Canal Navigation from city center to ethnically diverse Smethwick.
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Birmingham New Street Station to Five Ways Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Pineapple Road.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.