Getting around: active travel routes

You can continue to use our towpaths as free and accessible routes across the West Midlands.

Two adults with their arms around each other as they walk along a canal lock in Birmingham.

Our iconic canals within Birmingham City transported thousands of visitors around the vibrant Commonwealth Games hub and other venues.

You can still use their towpaths as green alternatives to other modes of transport.

Canal boat sailing through Birmingham, surrounded by high rise buildings.

Revolution Walk

The 4.5 mile stretch of the Main Line Canal runs from the Roundhouse in central Birmingham to Chance Glass Works in Smethwick

Worcester & Birmingham Canal Walk

Step back through the pages of history along the canal that turned the Midlands into an industrial boom area 200 years ago

Coventry Canal walk

Stroll along the Coventry Canal on this 5 mile walk from the canal basin to historic Hawkesbury Junction.

All towpaths along these routes have been recently refurbished and are popular routes with local walkers and cyclists. They offer greener, more relaxing routes with plenty of historic sights and nature to spot along the way.

Please remember towpaths can be narrow in places. Always share the space and, if you're cycling, #StayKindSlowDown.

Other green ways to travel

West Midlands Cycle Hire is available across the West Midlands. Bikes are available 24/7, with docking stations at major bus, metro and train stations, visitor attractions and city or town centres.

We're proud to have worked with The West Midlands Combined Authority and The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to provide active and sustainable travel during the summer of the Commonwealth Games.

Towpath and canal pass the Perry Barr Stadium, a large racing venue.

Commonwealth Games 2022

The Games may be over, but there's still lots going on

Last Edited: 12 August 2022

Getting around: active travel routes

Remember to share the space

Other green ways to travel

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