Kidderminster – Stourbridge
Walk in three counties across a hilly, wooded, red sandstone landscape, largely along canal towpaths, from Kidderminster to Stourbridge. Continue reading Kidderminster – Stourbridge
Category: Black Country
Old Hill – Tipton
Walk through the suburban towns and villages of the Black Country, mostly along canal towpaths, through Dudley to Tipton home of the famed 19th Century prize fighter William Perry aka the “Tipton Slasher”. Continue reading Old Hill – Tipton
Stourbridge – Merry Hill
Canal towpath walk in the West Midlands between the two Black Country towns of Stourbridge and Dudley along the Stourbridge Canal Continue reading Stourbridge – Merry Hill
Walsall – Burntwood
Walk from the centre of Walsall into former mining country along the McClean Way greenway to just south of Chasewater and then along footpaths and through the village of Norton Canes to beside Chasewater and then the short distance into Burntwood. Continue reading Walsall – Burntwood
Turner’s Hill
A walk up and over Turner’s Hill in the Rowley Hills, the highest point in West Midlands county. Continue reading Turner’s Hill
Wightwick Manor
Walk from central Wolverhampton to the National Trust’s Wightwick Manor, primarily along the towpaths of the Birmingham Canal Navigation Main Line and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Continue reading Wightwick Manor
West Bromwich – Walsall
Black Country canal towpath walk from Black Lake Midlands Metro stop on the edge of West Bromwich town centre to the New Art Gallery beside the Walsall Canal wharf in Walsall town centre. Continue reading West Bromwich – Walsall
Stourbridge – Dudley
Canal towpath walk in the West Midlands between the two Black Country towns of Stourbridge and Dudley along the Stourbridge Canal Continue reading Stourbridge – Dudley
Wychbury Ring
Walk from Stourbridge to Hagley across the wild, mysterious and beautiful Wychbury Hill. A significant local landmark with connections to strange occurances. Continue reading Wychbury Ring
Birmingham – Smethwick
Walk primarily along the Birmingham Canal Navigation Main Line from central Birmingham to vibrant, multicultural and deeply historically important Smethwick. Continue reading Birmingham – Smethwick