Walk the Walsall Canal by Train

1station nearbyClosest: Walsall, 0.3 mi

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The Walsall Canal is a 7-mile narrow canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, passing around the western side of Walsall. Walsall station gives train access to the towpath.

There is 1 station within reach of the Walsall Canal: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.

The Walsall Canal runs about 8 miles in our route data, including any river sections it follows. The stations below are in order along it.

Walsall Canal train stations

Walsall0.3 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot) · closest

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.

There-and-back walks

No two stations share a walkable stretch of the Walsall Canal, so these walks head out along the towpath and come back to the same station. The distance is the longest the towpath allows, up to 20 miles; turn round sooner for a shorter walk.

Station	Out along the towpath	Distance	Time
Walsall	7.1 mi and back	15 mi	about 5 hours

Walks onto other canals

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

From	To	Distance	Time
Walsall	Tame Bridge Parkwayon the Tame Valley Canal	9 mi	about 3 hours
Walsall	Wolverhamptonon the Wyrley and Essington Canal	9.5 to 10 mi	about 3 to 3.5 hours

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