New Free Walks in Liverpool and Birmingham This Summer
Whether you're filling the school holidays, walking the dog, or just after a decent stretch of the legs, we've added a fresh batch of free walks across Liverpool City Region and Birmingham, live now on the Go Jauntly app.
From wildlife spotting and panoramic city views to a canal-side scavenger hunt and a slice of local history, there's a route for every kind of walker and wheeler. All easily accessible by public transport.
New walking routes in Liverpool
Distance: 2.3 km | 1.4 mi
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
A step-free and wheel-friendly Botanic garden walking route packed with flora. There’s a kids' playground along the way if you've got little ones in tow. A must-visit walk. Perfect for a little weekend wander or a lunch-time stroll. Easy accessible by public transport.
Distance: 2.3 km | 1.4 mi
Duration: 45 minutes
A quiet lakeside circular stroll past water birds, easy to fit into a lunch break or a lazy Sunday. Enjoy bird and nature spotting. Great family-friendly walk or something to do with friends. Bring a picnic.
Distance: 2.5 km | 1.6 mi
Duration: 1 hour
The ultimate Liverpool awe-walk. Starts at Whitley Gardens, passes by the Everton Lock-Up with panoramic views over the city, finishing at Liverpool's portrait bench sculpture. A good one for photos and even better during golden hour. While away your weekend in the city.
Distance: 2.4 km | 1.5 mi
Duration: 35 minutes
Enjoy Lakeside views on a step-free wheel-friendly walking route, easy for buggies, wheelchairs and anyone who fancies flat ground. Along the way, you’ll happen across the Nelson Mandela Memorial and visit Judy the Donkey’s grave. There’s a fantastic kids playground en-route. You can also discover a Princes Park Scavenger Hunt on-site which is perfect for the little ones.
New walks in Birmingham
Distance: 4.7 km | 2.9 mi
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Fantastic circular walk that includes a community farm and one of the city's best spots for plane spotting, whatever age you are. This one is step-free with a small section over grass. There’s also a great tearoom on-site. A nature in the city walk for everyone.
Distance: 2.4 km | 1.5 mi
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes
A circular walk around canals, the Roundhouse and Black Sabbath Bridge, with prompts that work as well for a group of young-at-heart friends as they do for kids. There’s also a play area at the end. Starts and ends at Brindleyplace Metro stop.
Distance: 2.4 km | 1.5 mi
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Another really lovely circular walk featuring a great variety of trees and a cafe on site, good for a slow morning walk, an afternoon stroll or a walk for the weekend. There’s a cafe on-site. Easily accessible via public transport.
Distance: 5 km | 3.1 mi
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Learn about Birmingham’s unique historic quarter on this walking tour. The Jewellery Quarter walk is packed full of history and interesting streets, quirky museums and two nature-filled Victorian cemeteries. A great city walk and a great day out.
Quick questions
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Yes. Every walk on Go Jauntly is free to follow, including all the new routes in Liverpool and Birmingham.
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Yes. The Princes Park Step-Free Walk in Liverpool is wheel-friendly from start to finish.
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Yes. All eight new routes are easy to moderate, so they suit first-time walkers as well as regulars.
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Download the free Go Jauntly app and search Liverpool or Birmingham to find every new route.
A new partnership
These walks are part of a new programme of activity called This City Moves, a partnership between Go Jauntly, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Birmingham City Council and National Trust, funded by the UK Government and Active Travel England.
🥳 COMING SOON: THE THIS CITY MOVES CHALLENGE 🥳
Liverpool and Birmingham are about to go head to head. Later this year we're launching a city-wide walking and wheeling challenge, Birmingham vs Liverpool, built on nothing more than walking for wellbeing, friendly rivalry and bragging rights.
Sign-ups open in August, and the challenge itself starts on 7 September, running for six weeks. We'll share more details closer to the time, for now, download the free Go Jauntly app and search Liverpool or Birmingham to start exploring.
