5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Severn Basin, Walks, Welsh Marches, Worcestershire

Martley – Knightwick

Walk between the west Worcestershire villages of Martley and Knightwick crossing meadows with views towards the Malvern Hills, through the wooded Ankerdine Common, and down Ankerdine Hill. Continue reading Martley – Knightwick

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, 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 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 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

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

Sedgley – Dudley

Walk along the road running along the crest of a high part of the Midlands Watershed Ridge in the Black Country from Sedgley in the north of Dudley Borough into the heart of Dudley town centre. Continue reading Sedgley – Dudley

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

Goldthorn Park – Sedgley

Walk in the Black Country from Goldthorn Park on the southwestern edge of Wolverahmpton up to the top of Sedgley Beacon (the tallest hill in West Midlands county outside the Rowley Hills) and down to Sedgley town centre. Continue reading Goldthorn Park – Sedgley

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

Bartley Green – Frankley

Walk from Bartley Green to Frankley via the summit of Frankley Beeches. Continue reading Bartley Green – Frankley

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Staffordshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

Dudley – Gornal

Highly varied mixed urban, suburban and exurban walk from the centre of the Black Country town of Dudley to Barrow Hill lying between the edges of the suburban villages of Pensnett and Gornal. Continue reading Dudley – Gornal

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

Wolverhampton – Bushbury Hill

Walk from central Wolverhampton, passing through Wolverhampton’s northeastern suburbs, up and over Bushbury Hill with its views into Shropshire to near the city’s northern boundary with Staffordshire. Continue reading Wolverhampton – Bushbury Hill

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Countryside Rambles, History and Heritage, Shropshire, Walks

Chirbury – Montgomery

Walk from Chirbury in the far west of Shropshire, across the Vale of Montgomery, over the Offa’s Dyke National Trail and into Wales to Montgomery the former county town of Montgomeryshire. Continue reading Chirbury – Montgomery