Tame Bridge Parkway to Walsall Walk
Canal walk
A walk of about 9 miles along the Tame Valley Canal and the Walsall Canal from Tame Bridge Parkway station to Walsall station. Take the train to Tame Bridge Parkway, follow the towpath and catch the train back from Walsall.
- Distance
- 9 mi
- Time
- 3 hours
- Train back
- 9min
The walk
From Tame Bridge Parkway station, walk to the Tame Valley Canal, follow the towpath to the junction and turn onto the Walsall Canal: 8.4 miles of towpath in all, to Walsall. Getting to and from the towpath adds 0.5 miles away (about 0.6 miles on foot) in all.
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. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Getting there and back
At the end, trains from Walsall back to Tame Bridge Parkway take from 9min. Times are averages from our journey data, not a live timetable.
To Tame Bridge Parkway from the cities
- BirminghamFrom 16min
- LeicesterFrom 1hr 12min
- SheffieldFrom 1hr 35min
- NottinghamFrom 1hr 42min
- LondonFrom 1hr 42min
- OxfordFrom 1hr 46min
- BristolFrom 1hr 56min
- ManchesterFrom 1hr 58min
Good to know
How long is the Tame Bridge Parkway to Walsall walk?
About 9 miles from station to station: 8.4 miles along the Tame Valley Canal and the Walsall Canal and 0.5 miles away (about 0.6 miles on foot) getting to and from the towpath.
How long does it take to walk from Tame Bridge Parkway to Walsall?
About 3 hours at 3 miles an hour on the flat towpath, without stops.
How do you get back from Walsall to Tame Bridge Parkway?
By train: the quickest journey from Walsall back to Tame Bridge Parkway takes 9min.
How do you get to Tame Bridge Parkway by train?
Tame Bridge Parkway is 16min from Birmingham, 1hr 12min from Leicester, 1hr 35min from Sheffield and 1hr 42min from London by train.