Green Walks in England’s West Midlands (north-west)

This area covers the part of the West Midlands region within the DY, HR, ST, SY, TF, WS, WR and WV postcode areas.

Neighbouring regions are

• England: East Midlands
  • North-west
  • South-east
• England North-west
  • South
• England South-west
  • East
• England: West Midlands
  • South-east
• Cymru / Wales
  • De Cymru / Wales South
  • Gogledd Cymru / Wales North

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

• Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
  A 157km circuit of canal towpaths in and to the south of Manchester.
• Coventry Canal Path
  A 61km walk between the centre of Coventry and Fradley Junction.
• Cross Britain Way
  A 449km walk between Boston and Barmouth.
• Geopark Way
  A walk of 177km between Bridgnorth and Gloucester.
• Gritstone Trail
  A 56km walk between Disley and Kidsgrove.
• Heart of England Way
  A 166km walk between Milford (in Staffordshire) and Bourton-on-the-Water.
• Llwybr Rheilffordd Calon Cymru / Heart of Wales Line Trail
  A 235km walk between Craven Arms and Llanelli.
• Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway
  A 14km walk between Kidsgrove and Stoke-on-Trent.
• Millennium Way
  A walk of 168km between Middleton Cheney and Pershore, via Meriden.
• Monarch’s Way
  A 936km walk between Worcester and Southwick, following the route taken (following the Battle of Worcester) by King Charles I (1600-49).
• National Forest Way
  A walk of 120km through the area of the National Forest between Beacon Hill (Charnwood) and the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas.
• Newcastle Way (Staffordshire)
  A walk of 40km between Mow Cop and Market Drayton.
• North Worcestershire Path
  A 60km walk between the Birmingham suburb of Shirley and the Severnside town of Bewdley.
• Llwybr Clawdd Offa / Offa’s Dyke Path
  A walk of 286km between Chepstow and Prestatyn.
• Sandstone Trail
  A 55km route between Frodsham and Whitchurch.
• Llwybr Hafren / Severn Way
  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
  A walk of 151km following the Warwickshire Avon from its source at Naseby to its outflow into the Severn at Tewkesbury.
• Shropshire Way
  A 296km walk around Shropshire (plus a couple of fields in Wales).
• Shropshire Way (Haughmond link)
  A walk of 8km, linking Haughmond and Shrewsbury.
• Shropshire Way (Whitchurch spur)
  A 17km walk between Whitchurch and the Shropshire Way.
• Staffordshire Way
  A walk of 165km between Kinver and Kidsgrove.
• Two Saints Way
  A walk of 149km between Lichfield and Chester.
• Llwybr Clawdd Wat / Wat’s Dyke Way
  A 99km path between Llanymynech and Holywell.
• Worcestershire Way
  A 50km walk between Bewdley and Great Malvern.
• Wychavon Way
  A 65km walk between Droitwich and Broadway.

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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.

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