Worcester and Birmingham Canal Walk
A 31-mile long-distance path following the canal linking the cities of Worcester and Birmingham. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SO 848 538
Distance: 31 miles (50 km)
Time: 12–16 hours
Duration: 2–3 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
204 Worcester and Droitwich Spa
219 Wolverhampton, Dudley, Stourbridge and Kidderminster
220 Birmingham, Walsall, Solihull and Redditch
Summary
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal links England’s second city to the River Severn. It is 29 miles long and features 58 locks, including the 30 Tardebigge Locks—one of the largest lock flights in Europe. The canal climbs 428 feet from Worcester to Birmingham, with the walk extending slightly further than the canal at the Birmingham end.
Mapped placenames on the route starting at Diglis Basin include Worcester (The Commandery, Barbourne), Tibberton, Oddingley, Shernal Green, Stoke Works, Stoke Pound, Tardebigge, Alvechurch, and Birmingham (Lifford, Bournville, Edgbaston).