Walks you can reach from Spring Road by train
Worcestershire · West Midlands of England | Walks by foot
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Hall Green Station to Yardley Wood Station (Worcestershire)
2m direct from Spring Road.
Easy: 2km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Tyseley Station to Acocks Green Station (Worcestershire)
4m direct from Spring Road.
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 Spring Road.
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
Yardley Wood Station to Shirley Station (Worcestershire)
5m direct from Spring Road.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Riverside path.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bordesley Station to Small Heath Station (Warwickshire)
6m direct from Spring Road.
Easy: 2km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Canal towpath. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Shirley Station to [Earlswood Station](/train-stations/south-east-england/surrey/earlswood) (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Spring Road.
Easy: 7km, moderate ascents. 2h.
Pleasant. Canal towpath with woodland.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Shirley Station to Whitlocks End Station (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Spring Road.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Shirley Station Circular (Warwickshire)
8m direct from Spring Road.
8km. 3h.
Canal towpath, Christmas tree plantations, farmland, forest, and lakeside paths. Trip hazard: anchored cable.
Documented by Heart Rail Trails.
Solihull Station to Birmingham Moor Street Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Spring Road.
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
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Duddeston Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Spring Road.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley Station (Warwickshire)
15m direct from Spring Road.
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)
15m direct from Spring Road.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Streets and pavements.