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Walk the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal by Train

2stations nearbyClosest: Penkridge, 0.5 mi

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The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a 46-mile narrow canal linking the River Severn at Stourport with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood. Bilbrook and Penkridge stations give train access to the towpath.

There are 2 stations within reach of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal runs about 47 miles in our route data, including any river sections it follows. The stations below are in order along it.

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal train stations

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Station-to-station walks

Walk the towpath from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.

From	To	Distance	Time
Bilbrook	Penkridge	13 to 13.5 mi	about 4.5 hours

Walks onto other canals

Start on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and finish on another canal, changing at the junction where they meet.

From	To	Distance	Time
Penkridge	Wolverhamptonon the Birmingham New Main Line Canal	13.5 to 14 mi	about 4.5 hours
Penkridge	Bilbrookon the Shropshire Union Canal	13.5 mi	about 4.5 hours
Bilbrook	Stourbridge Townon the Stourbridge Canal	20 mi	about 6.5 hours
Penkridge	Rugeley Trent Valleyon the Trent and Mersey Canal	16 mi	about 5.5 hours

Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.

Walk the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal by Train

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal train stations

Station-to-station walks

Walks onto other canals

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