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Harborne Walkway

12 ha

📷 Phil Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.46668, -1.95065

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Forest Drive 97m away — 14 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidToilets

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

35 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Balsall Heath Tree Trail EastWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Balsall Heath Tree Trail WestWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Bromwich to Oldbury Health WalkWalking route2.5 km

Self-guided health walk through Black Country Millenium Urban Forest sites. Route passes 500+yr old Oak House and along the banks of the River Tame. Difficulty: Easy Duration: 45-60 mins

Named routeRef HW2 WB/OLength 2.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
The Findings TrailWalking route

Tourism/ history walking route from the city centre to the Jewellery Quarter and back. Marked by pavement plates. Designed by Laura Potter

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Alma Passagepublic footpath · 110 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

136 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 5 DiversionCycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Jewellery Quarter Pop Up Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Pop UpLocal cycle route
SCWIP Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef SCWIP CR1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Harborne Walkwayrestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Harborne Walkwayrestricted byway · 884 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 884 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Harborne Walkwayrestricted byway · 218 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 218 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Harborne Walkway

📷 Phil Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Harborne Walkway

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