Category: Long Walk (more than 7 miles)

7 miles. A circular walk with sections on roads, along pavements and some larger roads that have to be crossed. Start point is Alvechurch Railway Station, Alvechurch B48 7NR. From Alvechurch Railway Station car park (a), cross Station Road into Latimer Road and follow this all the way to Snake Lane where you will turn…

7.5 miles. Start/finish: Rowberry’s Garden Centre, Chaddesley Corbett DY10 4QN. This walk is an interesting mix of paths, small settlements, minor roads, streams, a garden and woodland. Most of the paths are well-marked. There are a number of footpaths around Elmbridge Fishery which need more careful navigation. From the car park of the garden centre…

7.5 miles. Start/finish: Near J1 of the M42 either in the car park of the Forest pub, Lickey End, B61 0EZ, or Long Meadow Road (b). Well marked footpaths, sections on pavements and on minor roads. Leave the car park (pub users only) of the Forest pub (a), into Alcester Road. Cross over, turn right…

4 miles. Start/finish: Dunhampstead, Droitwich WR9 7JX. Well-marked footpaths, across fields, woodland, railway crossing and canal towpath. The walk starts (a) in the small village of Dunhampstead by Fir Tree Farm Shop and Café. Walk towards the railway crossing and take the footpath before the railway line on the right. The path (b) crosses the…

6.5 miles. Start/finish: Birmingham Road, Lydiate Ash, B61 0HT near Singletons Nurseries and The Potting Shed Cafe. Along minor roads, some with pavements, well-marked footpaths (some can be muddy) and a country park. Hilly. From Singletons Nurseries (a) follow Birmingham Road. This is the former A38 (spot the original milestone) that is now a dead…

6.5 miles. Broome can be found off the A450 south of Hagley. With St Peter Church, Broome DY9 0HB on your left take the road ahead instead of to the left. There is space for two or three cars on the left. Alternatively, start at point F. Good terrain, through fields. Short distances on minor…