5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Severn Basin, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Wood End – Dorridge

Walk from Wood End near Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire to Dorridge in West Midlands county, via the Umberslade estate. Continue reading Wood End – Dorridge

10 - 15 Miles, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Longbridge – Wood End

Railway-station-to-railway-station walk from Longbridge to Wood End tracing the line of the Midlands Watershed Ridge where it runs along the lip of the Birmingham Plateau. Continue reading Longbridge – Wood End

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Frankley – Longbridge

Walk along the tallest part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge, the Waseley Hills and the north western end of the Lickey Hills, to Longbridge via the site of the Worcestershire part of the old Austin Rover factory. Continue reading Frankley – Longbridge

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Peak District, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Kitwell – Frankley

Walk along the first rural stretch of the southern part of the Midlands Watershed with panoramic views across north Worcestershire towards Clent, and the Shropshire hills, including The Wrekin; beyond. Continue reading Kitwell – Frankley

5 - 10 Miles, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Leicestershire, Midlands Contemporary, National Forest, Trent Basin, Walks

Markfield – Ratby

Walk through the National Forest in Leicestershire, from Markfield to Ratby, through open access woodland, via Thornton Reservoir. Continue reading Markfield – Ratby

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Black Country, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks, West Midlands

Wombourne – Sedgley

Walk across the south west Staffordshire countryside from Wombourne via the unusual survivial that is Penn Common, up the Midlands Watershed Ridge to the Black Country town of Sedgley. Continue reading Wombourne – Sedgley

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Stone – Stafford

Walk from Stone railway station south through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across the unusual surviving Stafford Common, a town common, to Stafford town centre. Continue reading Stone – Stafford

5 - 10 Miles, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Walsall – Cannock

Walk from the centre of Walsall into former mining country along the McClean Way greenway, and across the remarkable surivivals that are Pelsall and Pelsall North Common, before crossing the Staffordshire countryside to reach Cannock. Continue reading Walsall – Cannock

5 - 10 Miles, Birmingham, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Oldbury – Kitswell

Walk from Oldbury, following the Midlands Watershed Ridge (the most visible expression of the divide between the Severn and Trent catchment areas) through the Black Country and Woodgate Valley to the Kit’s Well the only river flowing into the Severn rising inside Birmingham. Continue reading Oldbury – Kitswell

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Oldbury – Dudley

Walk between Dudley and Oldbury town centres along the crest of the Rowley Hills including Turner’s Hill the tallest hill in West Midlands county. Continue reading Oldbury – Dudley