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

Barnt Green – Frankley

Walk from Barnt Green to Frankley taking in some of the most dramatic stretches of the Midlands Watershed escarpment, including the Lickey and Waseley Hills dividing the city of Birmingham from Worcestershire. Continue reading Barnt Green – Frankley

5 Miles or Less, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks

Nottingham – West Bridgford

Short urban waterways walk along the Nottingham and Beeston Canal from the edge of Nottingham city centre to the River Trent and the Trent Bridge to West Bridgford. Continue reading Nottingham – West Bridgford

5 - 10 Miles, Arts and Heritage Destinations, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Shropshire, Suburban Strolls, Urban Wanders, Walks, Welsh Marches

Telford – Ironbridge

Varied urban, suburban and rural walk from central Telford to Ironbridge home of 1781’s iconic pathbreaking Iron Bridge right at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue reading Telford – Ironbridge

10 - 15 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Ambergate – Langley Mill

Walk across western central Derbyshire, partly rural, partly urban, it traverses one of the world’s oldest industrial regions, following the route of the old Cromford Canal closed in 1944. Continue reading Ambergate – Langley Mill

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Staffordshire, Trent Basin, Walks

Rocester – Oakamoor

This Staffordshire walk from Rocester, home of JCB, to the little village of Oakamoor in the heart of the River Churnet Valley, primarily follows the course of the long lost Uttoxeter branch of the Caldon Canal. Continue reading Rocester – Oakamoor

5 Miles or Less, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks, West Midlands

Coseley – Wednesbury

Short walk between the Black Country towns of Coseley and Wednesbury primarily along the Bradley Arm Canal, an inland waterway which is partially preserved, partially subject to ongoing restoration efforts. Continue reading Coseley – Wednesbury

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Derbyshire, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Walks

Beeston – Ilkeston

Walk between Beeston in Nottinghamshire and Ilkeston in Derbyshire. Through the Erewash Valley mostly along the line of the abandoned Nottingham Canal and across Bennerley Viaduct. Continue reading Beeston – Ilkeston

5 Miles or Less, Birmingham, Black Country, Canals and Rivers, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Urban Wanders, Walks, West Midlands

West Bromwich – Hamstead

Walk from West Bromwich to Hamstead across the strikingly bucolic Sandwell Valley Country Park via the site of the Jubilee Colliery, one of the final deep pits to operate in the Black Country. Continue reading West Bromwich – Hamstead

5 Miles or Less, Arts and Heritage Destinations, History and Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Midlands Contemporary, Nottinghamshire, Suburban Strolls, Trent Basin, Walks

Mansfield – Clipstone

Walk from Mansfield town centre out to the former Nottinghamshire coal mining village of Clipstone. Home to the listed Clipstone Headstocks, disused for 20 years but still the tallest mining headstocks in the world. Continue reading Mansfield – Clipstone

5 - 10 Miles, Canals and Rivers, Countryside Rambles, Hills and Uplands, Midlands Contemporary, Severn Basin, Trent Basin, Walks, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Alvechurch – Earlswood

Countryside walk from Alvechurch in Earlswood through the hilly north Worcestershire landscape. walk goes via the summit of Hob Hill and Forshaw Heath source of the River Blythe. Continue reading Alvechurch – Earlswood