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Maps and Trails

Take a look at our featured maps. Take one of our featured trails.

Whatever your passion, go virtual and plan your time, your visits and your trips.

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Birmingham Trails is brought to you by BirminghamWeAre - A YourPlaceYourSpace community
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Birmingham Trails is brought to you by BirminghamWeAre - A YourPlaceYourSpace community

BirminghamWeAre is all about increasing social and economic impact for the benefit of the city, its businesses and its community.

Passions: Business & enterprise, People & community
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The Birmingham skyline as viewed from 103 Colmore Row - 23rd February 2022
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The Birmingham skyline as viewed from 103 Colmore Row - 23rd February 2022

This post pulls together a set of photos taken on the 23rd February from the south facing 18th floor terrace of the 103 Colmore Row building and shows in mapped format what can be seen of the Birmingham skyline particularly of some great modern and classic architecture. 

Passions: Construction & regeneration, Modern Architecture
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Modern architecture - Birmingham (City Centre) trail
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Modern architecture - Birmingham (City Centre) trail

Enjoy with our compliments this circular trail (walk, run or cycle) of some of the city's great modern architectural gems.  Duration of the trail if walking: 2-3 hours.   

Passions: Modern Architecture
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Tolkien experience - Birmingham (Outside City) trail
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Tolkien experience - Birmingham (Outside City) trail

Take this trail (walk, cycle or bus) between Perrott's Folly and Sarehole Mill and enjoy many of the places connected with the world renowned author, J.R.R. Tolkien during his time in Birmingham between 1895 and 1911.  

Take the article, view digital map or download the pdf map.

Article and words credited to Chris Upton, Kristina Williamson & Chris Rice.

Passions: History & heritage, Art; Culture & creativity
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Public squares - Birmingham (City Centre) trail
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Public squares - Birmingham (City Centre) trail

Enjoy with our complements this trail (walk, run or clycle) of Birmingham's public squares and spaces. The City's squares are connected with direct and pleasant pedestrian links and they portray a city that recognises the value and importance of its history and heritage whist maintain a vision of growth, creativity and innovation. Duration of the trail if walking: 3 hours.

Passions: Civic pride, Art; Culture & creativity, Modern Architecture, Classic Architecture
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Historic architecture - Birmingham (City Centre) trail
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Historic architecture - Birmingham (City Centre) trail

Enjoy with our compliments this trail (walk, run or cycle) of some of the city's great historic architectural gems. We've even ensured a great start or finish at one of the city's oldest public houses, The Old Contemptibles. Duration of the trail if walking: 2-3 hours.   

Passions: History & heritage
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Kings Heath to Digbeth  - Culture, Creativity and some wonderful Parks – enjoy our trail!
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Kings Heath to Digbeth  - Culture, Creativity and some wonderful Parks – enjoy our trail!

Creativity, history, green open spaces and a whole lot of culture. Enjoy this trail with compliments of Birmingham We Are and our community. 

Passions: Art; Culture & creativity
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Cannon Hill Park - a green space trail
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Cannon Hill Park - a green space trail

This trail takes you through this wonderful park to some great landmarks and includes the option (which we most certainly recommend) of a visit to the Nature Centre and the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park. 

Explore a few places on the trail over an hour or two or spend a full day at Cannon Hill Park.  

Enjoy!   

Passions: Environment & green action, Rivers, lakes & canals, Green open spaces
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City Centre to Bournville Village Trail
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City Centre to Bournville Village Trail

Here is a City Centre Trail (Centenery Square) to Bournville Village - walk, run, cycle or e-scoot.  Enjoy with compliments of our Birmingham community.

Passions: History & heritage, People & community
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A Short Walk along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Between Newhall and Livery Street
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A Short Walk along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Between Newhall and Livery Street

One of the most interesting stretches of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal can be found in the City Centre between the Newhall Street Bridge and the Livery Street Rail Bridge, unless you are somewhat claustrophobic! Mind your head and enjoy a great urbanscape away from the bustle of the Jewellery Quarter.

A gallery of photos along this route on 27th July is in the full article.

Passions: History & heritage, Environment & green action, Rivers, lakes & canals, Green travel
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Lozells Mural Trail by CREATENOTDESTROY
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Lozells Mural Trail by CREATENOTDESTROY's local artist Bunny Bread

We want to see you explore Lozells and discover untold stories by yourself or with your friends & families.

Recently, local street artist Mr Bunny Bread (CREATENOTDESTROY) has been designing, illustrating and installing outdoor art murals in the Lozells area, to promote community cohesion, culture and a collective voice.

Passions: Art; Culture & creativity
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Northfield - Take a tour with us!
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Northfield - Take a tour with us!

Birmingham has much more to offer than its magnificent city centre. There are some fascinating places to experience out in the neighbourhoods. Here's a look at Northfield. Well worth a visit. For history, there's St Laurence's Church and the Great Stone. Victoria Common is a great open space and not far away is Manor Farm Park.

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Passions: People & community
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Eastside and Aston University to Nechells - Take a Tour with us!
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Eastside and Aston University to Nechells - Take a Tour with us!

Here is our second tour around Nechells. This time we start at the University Quarter in Eastside near Birmingham City University (BCU) and Aston University before making our way into Nechells via Aston Cross.  Of course, you could take the tour the other way.

Passions: History & heritage, Green open spaces
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West Bromwich - Take a Tour with us!
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West Bromwich - Take a Tour with us!

Head on the tram to Sandwell from Birmingham and get off in West Bromwich (Zone 2). There are some fascinating places to experience out in the neighbourhoods. Here's a look at West Bromwich. Well worth a visit. For history, there's some fascinating places to visit. There are some wonderful open spaces and some great places to relax.

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Passions: History & heritage, Classic Architecture
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Parks and Open Spaces - Birmingham loves them!
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Parks and Open Spaces - Birmingham loves them!

In and around Birmingham, there is so much to enjoy with great parks, open spaces, canals, nature and wildlife. There are so many spaces for people to visit and enjoy.

Passions: Environment & green action, Green open spaces
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Birmingham - A wonderful city with a great mix of amazing modern architecture
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Birmingham - A wonderful city with a great mix of amazing modern architecture

Let us introduce you to the creativity of Birmingham's architects and the wonderful modern architecture through features, galleries and maps and tours. 

Passions: Modern Architecture
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Birmingham
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Birmingham's Public Squares

Birmingham’s impressive public squares are so important to the City and are much admired by both visitors and people who live in Birmingham. Take our feature for more.

Passions: Civic pride, Art; Culture & creativity, Modern Architecture, Classic Architecture
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Birmingham - A wonderful city with a great mix of amazing historic buildings
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Birmingham - A wonderful city with a great mix of amazing historic buildings

Here, through features, galleries, maps and tours, we'd like to introduce you to some of the wonderful historic builds and architecture on show in and across Birmingham. 

Passions: History & heritage
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Downlow
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Downlow's Lozells Mural Trail - Street Art by Bunny Bread

We want to see you explore Lozells and discover untold stories by yourself or with your friends & families.

Passions: Art; Culture & creativity
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