Saltway Line Rail Trail
23.5 miles (37.8 km), linear. Worcester Foregate Street to Barnt Green. Published by Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership.
Directions go to Worcester Foregate Street, where its publisher says it starts. There are no sections to tick until the line is drawn.
Warning: Diversion in place. Part of this route is closed or diverted for now. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal towpath at Shortwood Tunnel, between bridges 58 and 59, has been closed since 1 May 2025; the Canal & River Trust's notice is due for review on 27 November 2026. Source: wcrp.org.uk.
Map not drawn yet. OpenStreetMap doesn’t have this route yet, so there’s no map or sections to tick. The length, facts and sources here are the publisher’s. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Facts
- Code
- WM 146
- Distance
- 23.5 miles (37.8 km), as the publisher gives it
- Published by
- Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership
- Type
- Linear
- Region
- West Midlands
- Total ascent
- Can’t be measured until there is a line
Walks nearby
- WM 151Wyre Valley Line Rail TrailLong-distance route, one way. Starts 0.1 miles away
- WM 1003Wild About Worcester Way12 miles, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- WM 1303Worcester Woods Woodland Trail0.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- WM 1302Worcester Woods Meadows Trail0.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.8 miles away
- WM 101Monarch's WayLong-distance route, 625 miles, one way. Starts 1.9 miles away
- WM 1176A Walk in Elgar Country, The Firs2 miles, circular. Starts 2.7 miles away
Sources
Checked against wcrp.org.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: none yet. OpenStreetMap doesn’t have this route, so there is no line to draw or measure.
- Published by Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership: wcrp.org.uk
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