Canal & Wast Hill Saturday Short Walk on 17 October 2026
About this Event
Join this leisurely ramble with a Birmingham Ramblers group leader and enjoy social walking with our friendly members.
It is essential that the walk leader has prior knowledge of numbers that will be on this walk. We ask you to complete this very brief form to help with our planning of the walk to ensure that we can safely accommodate all who wish to join us. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form, and also a reminder of the details 2 days before the walk.
Walk leader: Rosie Nembhardt
This is an attractive canal tow path walk along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
Meeting arrangements:
The leader will meet walkers at Alvechurch train station.
Travel to the start at Alvechurch Station:
Train: Catch the cross city train at New Street Station at 9.43 am to arrive at Alvechurch Station 10.18 am. Fare £5.80. West Midlands travel pass holder need to pay from Longbridge to Alvechurch £3.90.
By car: not recommended, However parking at Alvechurch station is free. Postcode B48 7SE. Please be ready to start the walk at 10.30 am.
Return from the Man on the Moon. By Bus: No. 45 at The Man on the Moon stops on the junction of Redhill Road and Redditch Road. Either to City Centre (35mins), Kings Norton station (10 mins) or Longbridge station(10mins). The buses are every 15 minutes.
Walk Description:
From the station the route goes north passing under the railway and M42 heading to Bittel Reservoir. After a bit of bird spotting, the canal passes under the Redditch Road at Hopwood and then goes under Wast Hills. We leave the towpath here to walk over Wast Hills with good views before descending to the Man in the Moon. Distance 5.75 miles. Total ascent 368ft.
Bookings for this walk will close at 06.00 on Thursday 15 October. After this, please email [email protected] to enquire about any late availability for the walk.
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If you later find that you are unable to join us it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to [email protected] - this will be passed on to the walk leader and will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be waiting for you. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE; if you are unable to join us then please cancel your place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather than passing it to someone else.
General Information
This is one of several walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to find out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web site; new members are always welcome.
Where is it happening?
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