This area covers the part of the West Midlands region within the DY, HF, ST, SY, TF, WS, WR and WV postcode areas.
Neighbouring regions are
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
Use the alphastrip below to jump to the appropriate initial letter for a selected route within the list. If there are no routes with a particular initial letter, the jump will have no effect.
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Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 157km circuit of canal towpaths in and to the south of Manchester.
Chiltern Railway Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 288km walk between London Marylebone and Kidderminster.
Image: Denham
Coventry Canal Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 61km walk between the centre of Coventry and Fradley Junction.
Gritstone Trail
Length <60km
Max transport gap <30km
A 56km walk between Disley and Kidsgrove.
Image: Kerridge from above Rainow
Heart of England Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 166km walk between Milford (in Staffordshire) and Bourton-on-the-Water.
Image: Baddesley Clinton manor
Heart of Wales Line Trail
Llwybr Rheilffordd Calon Cymru
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 235km walk between Craven Arms and Llanelli.
Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway
Length <20km
Max transport gap <20km
A 14km walk between Kidsgrove and Stoke-on-Trent.
Millennium Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 168km between Middleton Cheney and Pershore, via Meriden.
Monarch’s Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 936km walk between Worcester and Southwick, following the route taken (following the Battle of Worcester) by King Charles I (1600-49).
Image: Charles I, after Anthony Van Dyck
(public domain)
National Forest Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 120km through the area of the National Forest between Beacon Hill (Charnwood) and the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas.
Image: The Old Man of Charnwood
Newcastle Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 40km between Mow Cop and Market Drayton.
North Worcestershire Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 60km walk between the Birmingham suburb of Shirley and the Severnside town of Bewdley.
Llwybr Clawdd Offa
Offa’s Dyke Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 286km between Chepstow and Prestatyn.
Image: Devil’s Pulpit, looking towards Tintern Abbey
Llwybr Hafren
Severn Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 338km walk between the river’s source on Pumlumon Fawr and the upper boundary of the Bristol Channel at Severn Beach.
Shakespeare’s Avon Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 151km following the Warwickshire Avon from its source at Naseby to its outflow into the Severn at Tewkesbury.
Shropshire Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 296km walk around Shropshire (plus a couple of fields in Wales).
Shropshire Way: Haughmond link
Length <20km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 8km, linking Haughmond and Shrewsbury.
Shropshire Way: Whitchurch Spur
Length <20km
Max transport gap <20km
A 17km walk between Whitchurch and the Shropshire Way.
Llwybr Clawdd Wat
Wat’s Dyke Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 99km path between Llanymynech and Holywell.
Worcestershire Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 50km walk between Bewdley and Great Malvern.
Hubs
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
| Birmingham | Birmingham (though out of this area) is the pre-eminent hub for the entire region: there are good public transport links within the area. |
| Great Malvern | Great Malvern would be a hub for the Malvern Hills alone, but there are links beyond the immediate area. |
| Hereford | Hereford is an important hub for the south of the area, with good public transport connections throughout the locality, and into the neighbouring parts of Wales and the South-west. |
| Lichfield | Lichfield is a useful hub for the north-east of the area, and also for neighbouring parts of the East Midlands. |
| Ludlow | Ludlow is a good local hub for the border area and the Clee Hills. |
| Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury is an important hub for the north-west of the area, with further links into Wales. |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke is the natural hub for the north-east of the area. |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton serves as a hub for the east of the area, and for overlap routes to the east. If your focus is to the west, it is likely to prove a more convenient hub than Birmingham. |
Guided and group walks
Saturday Walking Club
This online-driven group has been well established in the London area for some years, but the reach of their walks goes far beyond the M25. Their walks are all free (the word “club” may be a bit misleading) and there are walks on other days of the week. You may download a route from their extensive catalogue to enable you to walk on your own — you are expected to carry your own copy of the route-map if you join a group walk.
Image: Sheffield Park
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