Paths and routes: West Midlands

• Birmingham and the Black Country
• Herefordshire
• Shropshire
• Staffordshire
• Warwickshire
• Worcestershire
• West Midlands regional index

indicates where we know of specific provision for people of all abilities. Where no provision is shown, this doesn't mean it doesn't exist, and it's always worth contacting the offices and information centres listed for further advice.

Birmingham and the Black Country

• Beacon Way Gentleshaw to Sandwell Park Farm, West Bromwich 40km EASY
• Birmingham and Aberystywyth Walk Birmingham to Aberystwyth 240km
• Birmingham and Black Country Waterways Various lengths and destinations EASY.
• Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Gas Street Basin, Birmingham to Fazeley 24km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Birmingham Canal Birmingham Gas Street Basin to Wolverhampton Locks EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Birmingham Canal Navigations Various destinations around Birmingham 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Birmingham Greenway Watford Gap to Cofton Park 37km EASY
• Birmingham Walks Various lengths and destinations in Birmingham city  EASY
• Centenary Way (Warwickshire) Kingsbury Water Park to Upper Quinton 158km
• Coventry Canal Fradley Junction, Lichfield to Coventry 61km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Coventry Way Circular from Meriden via Kenilworth, Brinklow and Bedworth 64km
• Daw End & Rushall Canal Rushall to Brownhills EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Dudley No 1 Canal Delph Junction to Tipton Junction EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Dudley No 2 Canal Selly Oak Junction to Parkhead Junction EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Elan Valley Way Birmingham to Elan 205km
• Forest of Mercia Healthy Walks Walsall and Cannock, various lengths EASY
• Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail Circular from Pelsall North Common via Highbridge and Little Wyrley 16km EASY
• Forest of Mercia Way Willenhall to Cannock Chase 32km EASY
• Gateway to the Heart of Birmingham Birmingham city centre routes EASY . See Birmingham walks.
• Grand Union Canal Walk London to Birmingham 234km, or Slough, Wendover, Aylesbury, Northampton, Leicester or Market Harborough EASY
• Illey Way Woodgate Valley to Waseley Hills, Rubery 7km EASY
• Jewellery Quarter Pavement Trails Birmingham city centre routes EASY . See Birmingham walks.
• Monarch's Way Worcester to Shoreham 984km
• Navigation Way Birmingham, Lapworth, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Kinver and Chasewater 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• North Worcestershire Path Kinver to Major's Green, Shirley 43km
• Oxford Canal Walk Oxford to Coventry 132km EASY 
• Shropshire Union Canal Ellesmere Port to Newtown, Llantysilio, Wolverhampton or Middlewich 251km EASY
• South Staffordshire Railway Walk Valley Park, Compton to Pensnett 16km EASY
• Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Stourport to Great Haywood 74km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Stourbridge Canal Stourton to Brierley Hill 9.5km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Stratford-upon-Avon to King’s Norton 42km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Tame Valley Canal Salford (Spaghetti) Junction to Ocker Hill EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Worcester and Birmingham Canal Worcester to Birmingham 48km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Walk 2000 walks Health walks in Birmingham parks EASY . See Birmingham walks.
• Walsall Canal Riders Green, West Bromwich to Walsall EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Wyrley & Essington Canal Wolverhampton to Brownhills EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways

Herefordshire

• From the Wye to the Thames Hereford to Oxford 192km. See Wye Valley Walk
• Herefordshire Cicular Walks Various destinations and lengths EASY
• Herefordshire Trail Circular from Ledbury via Ross-on-Wye, Kington, Leominster and Bromyard 246.5km
• Marches Way Chester - Cardiff 329km
• Monnow Valley Walk Monmouth to Hay on Wye 65.5km. See Offa's Dyke Path.
• Mortimer Trail Ludlow to Kington 48km
• Sabrina Way Hartington to Great Barrington 324km
• Offa's Dyke Path National Trail Chepstow to Prestatyn 283km
• Worcestershire Way Kingsford near Kinver to Malvern, Hollybush or Bushley (Tewkesbury) 77km
• Wye Valley Walk Chepstow to Plynlimon 218km

Shropshire

• Birmingham and Aberystywyth Walk Birmingham to Aberystwyth 240km
• Bishop Bennet Way Beeston to Wirswall 55km
• Elan Valley Way Birmingham to Elan 205km
• Hutchison Way Wellington to Newport 30km EASY
• Ironbridge Way Leegomery to Ironbridge 16km EASY
• Maelor Way Grindley Brook to Bronygarth 38km
• Marches Way Chester to Cardiff 329km
• Monarch's Way Worcester to Shoreham 984km
• Mortimer Trail Ludlow to Kington 48km
• Offa's Dyke Path National Trail Chepstow to Prestatyn 283km
• Sabrina Way Hartington to Great Barrington 324km
• Sandstone Trail Frodsham to Whitchurch 51km
• Severn Way Plynlimon to Bristol 360km
• Shropshire Union Canal Ellesmere Port to Newtown, Llantysilio, Wolverhampton or Middlewich 251km EASY
• Shropshire Way Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Grindley Brook 264km total
• Silkin Way Bratton to Coalport 22km EASY
• South Cheshire Way Grindley Brook to Mow Cop 51km
• Way for the Millennium (Staffordshire) Newport to Burton upon Trent 65km EASY
• Wild Edric's Way Church Stretton to Ludlow 79km. See Shropshire Way.

Staffordshire

• Baggeridge Country Park Trails Sedgley, various lengths EASY . See Baggeridge Country Park
• Beacon Way Gentleshaw to Sandwell Park Farm, West Bromwich 40km EASY
• Birmingham and Aberystywyth Walk Birmingham to Aberystwyth 240km
• Birmingham and Black Country Waterways Various lengths and destinations EASY
• Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Gas Street Basin, Birmingham to Fazeley 24km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Birmingham Canal Navigations Various destinations around Birmingham 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Birmingham Greenway Watford Gap to Cofton Park 37km EASY
• Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Circular from Marple 155km EASY 
• Coventry Canal Fradley Junction, Lichfield to Coventry 61km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Daw End & Rushall Canal Rushall to Brownhills EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Elan Valley Way Birmingham to Elan 205km
• Forest of Mercia Healthy Walks Walsall and Cannock, various lengths EASY
• Forest of Mercia Timberland Trail Circular from Pelsall North Common via Highbridge and Little Wyrley 16km EASY
• Forest of Mercia Way Willenhall to Cannock Chase 32km EASY
• Gritstone Trail Disley to Kidsgrove 56km
• Heart of England Way (E2) Milford to Bourton-on-the-Water 161km
• Leek to Rushton Spencer Greenway. Leek to Rushton Spencer 8.5km EASY . See Staffordshire Way
• Limestone Way (Derbyshire) Castleton, Matlock or Ashbourne to Rocester 80km
• Macclesfield Canal Marple to Kidsgrove 41.5km EASY . See Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
• Manifold Trail Hulme End (Hartington) to Waterhouses 13km EASY
• Monarch's Way Worcester to Shoreham 984km
• National Forest Walks Around Burton-upon-Trent, Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester, various lengths EASY
• Navigation Way Birmingham, Lapworth, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Kinver and Chasewater 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• North Worcestershire Path Kinver to Major's Green, Shirley 43km
• Oakamoor to Denstone Greenway Oakamoor to Denstone 7km EASY . See Staffordshire Way
• Sabrina Way Hartington to Great Barrington 324km
• Shropshire Union Canal Ellesmere Port to Newtown, Llantysilio, Wolverhampton or Middlewich 251km EASY
• South Cheshire Way Grindley Brook to Mow Cop 51km
• South Staffordshire Railway Walk Valley Park, Compton to Pensnett 16km EASY
• Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Stourport to Great Haywood 74km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Staffordshire Way (E2) Mow Cop to Kinver Edge 147km
• Stoke and Newcastle Greenways Chesterton, Silverdale, Kidsgrove, Tunstall, Ford Green Hall, Hanley and Barlaston. Various lengths EASY
• Stourbridge Canal Stourton to Brierley Hill 9.5km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Trent and Mersey Canal Preston Brook, Runcorn to Froghall or Long Eaton 177km total EASY
• Way for the Millennium (Staffordshire) Newport to Burton upon Trent 65km EASY

Warwickshire

• Arden Way Cicular via Henley-in-Arden 41.5km. See Heart of England Way.
• Ashby Canal Marston Junction, Bedworth to Snarestone 35km/22 miles EASY
• Birmingham and Black Country Waterways Various lengths and destinations EASY
• Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Gas Street Basin, Birmingham to Fazeley 24km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Birmingham Canal Navigations Various destinations around Birmingham 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Centenary Way (Warwickshire) Kingsbury Water Park to Upper Quinton 158km
• Cotswold Link Chipping Campden to Banbury 34km. See Macmillan Ways
• Cotswold Round Circular via Bath and Chipping Camden 331km. See Macmillan Ways
• Coventry Canal Fradley Junction, Lichfield to Coventry 61km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Coventry Way Circular from Meriden via Kenilworth, Brinklow and Bedworth 64km
• D'Arcy Dalton Way Wormleighton to Waylands Smithy 106km
• Grand Union Canal Walk London to Birmingham 234km, or Slough, Wendover, Aylesbury, Northampton, Leicester or Market Harborough EASY
• Heart of England Way (E2) Milford to Bourton-on-the-Water 161km
• Macmillan Way (main route) Boston to Abbotsbury 464km. See Macmillan Ways
• Macmillan Ways Boston to Abbotsbury or Barnstaple 720km total
• Midland Link Forhill to Kenilworth 32km. See North Worcestershire Path
• Monarch's Way Worcester to Shoreham 984km
• Navigation Way Birmingham, Lapworth, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Kinver and Chasewater 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Oxford Canal Walk Oxford to Coventry 132km EASY 
• Quarryman's Walk Hartshill to Tuttle Hill 4km: see Birmingham and Black Country Waterways under Coventry Canal.
• Stratford Greenway Stratford-upon-Avon to Long Marston 8km EASY . See Monarchs Way.
• Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Stratford-upon-Avon to King’s Norton 42km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• WaLK Circular from Newbold Comyn via Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, Warwick or Old Milverton and Leamington Spa 32km. See Centenary Way (Warwickshire).

Worcestershire

• Birmingham and Aberystywyth Walk Birmingham to Aberystwyth 240km
• Birmingham and Black Country Waterways Various lengths and destinations EASY
• Birmingham Canal Navigations Various destinations around Birmingham 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways.
• Cotswold Link Chipping Campden to Banbury 34km. See Macmillan Ways
• Cotswold Round Circular via Bath and Chipping Camden 331km. See Macmillan Ways
• Cotswold Way National Trail Chipping Camden to Bath 161km
• Elan Valley Way Birmingham to Elan 205km
• From the Wye to the Thames Hereford to Oxford 192km. See Wye Valley Walk
• Illey Way Woodgate Valley to Waseley Hills, Rubery 7km EASY
• Leapgate Old Railway Line Stourport to Hartlebury 3km EASY
• Malvern Link Forehill to Hollybush 74km. See Worcestershire Way
• Midland Link Forhill to Kenilworth 32km. See North Worcestershire Path
• Monarch's Way Worcester to Shoreham 984km
• Navigation Way Birmingham, Lapworth, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Kinver and Chasewater 160km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• North Worcestershire Path Kinver to Major's Green, Shirley 43km
• Sabrina Way Hartington to Great Barrington 324km
• Severn Way Plynlimon to Bristol 360km
• Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Stourport to Great Haywood 74km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Staffordshire Way (E2) Mow Cop to Kinver Edge 147km
• Worcester and Birmingham Canal Worcester to Birmingham 48km EASY . See Birmingham and Black Country Waterways
• Worcestershire Way Kingsford near Kinver to Malvern, Hollybush or Bushley (Tewkesbury) 77km
• Wychavon Way Holt Fleet, Droitwich Spa to Winchcombe 67km

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