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Everything you need to know about Telford Walk Week 2026
Find out everything you need to know about Telford's Walk Week. This exciting event offers a range of walks for locals and visitors alike to explore the stunning scenery of Telford. Whether you are a seasoned hiker or a family looking for a fun day out, there is a walk to suit all abilities and interests.
The best part? Most of the walks are completely free, while others have a small fee that is well worth it for the experience. You'll have a week of opportunity to discover hidden gems, take in breath-taking views, and learn about the history and culture of our beautiful destination.
No matter which walks you choose, you can expect to be led by knowledgeable guides who are passionate about sharing their love for Telford's landscape and heritage. And with routes and terrain to suit all abilities, you can rest assured that everyone in your group will have a memorable and enjoyable experience.
So, whether you're looking to stretch your legs, spend quality time with loved ones, or simply immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Telford, we invite you to join us for Telford Walk Week.
Slow Ways: Newport - Telford I 11:30am – 4:30pm
Meeting at: St Nicholas Church, High Street, Newport, TF10 7BA
Ending at: Telford Central Station
Distance: 9 miles (5 hours)
Walk grade: Moderate
This is a 9‑mile linear walk from Newport to Telford, designed as an introduction to the Slow Ways project.
The recommended way to take part is to catch the number 5 bus from Telford Bus Station at 10.23am to Newport. From there, it is a short walk to the start point. You are welcome to make your own travel arrangements if you prefer.
The route may include a short diversion to take in views from Lilleshall Monument and the “Top of the World”, if walkers would like to take a slightly more scenic route.
This walk is suitable for dogs.
This walk is free to join. Register your place here.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Donnington Wood I 10:15am 11:45am
Meeting and ending at: Overflow car park beyond the petrol station at ASDA Donnington Wood, TF2 7RX
Walk grade: Easy to moderate
Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Donnington Wood – Routes to Renewal I 10:30am – 11:30am
Meeting and ending at: Overflow car park beyond the petrol station at ASDA Donnington Wood, TF2 7RX
Walk grade: Easy – wheelchair and pushchair friendly
Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Horsehay and Lawley Walk I 2pm
Meeting and ending at: Horsehay Village Golf Centre, TF4 3BT
Walk grade: Moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Madeley ladies only walk I 6:30pm
Meeting and ending at: Abraham Darby Leisure Centre car park, TF7 5HX
Walk grade: Moderate
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Inspired Striders Walk (Cancer Peer Support Group) I 6.30pm
Meeting and ending at: Horsehay Village Golf Centre, TF4 3BT
Walk grade: Moderate
Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Listed properties of Wellington | 9:30am – 12:00pm
Meeting at: Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre, Tan Bank, Wellington, TF1 1LX
Ending at: The Wellington Orbit
Distance: 3-3.5 miles (2 1/2 hours)
Walk grade: Easy: Accessible walk, best suited to motorised wheelchairs
A guided tour of some of Wellington's listed properties with Wellington History Group.
Admire the architecture and get an insight into the heritage of the town with this informative walk. Hot drinks will be provided at the Orbit Wellington at end of the walk.
This walk is not suitable for dogs except support dogs.
This walk is free to join. Register your place here.
Rough Wrekin | 9:30am – 4:30pm
Meeting and ending at: Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre, Tan Bank, Wellington, TF1 1LX
Distance: 9-10 miles (6-7 hours)
Walk grade: Hard
This is a strenuous walk on minor paths and tracks, crossing four hills in The Wrekin Forest.
It is a challenging 9–10‑mile walk with steep ascents and descents. Good walking shoes or boots are strongly recommended, and a walking pole is advised. Please bring a packed lunch.
This walk is free to join. Register your place here.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Admaston Walk I 10am – 10:45am / 11:30am
Meeting and ending at: Admaston House Wellington Road, TF5 0BN
Walk grade: Easy to moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Coalbrookdale Walk I 10:15am
Meeting and ending at: Coalbrookdale Community Centre, Darby Road, TF8 7DX
Walk grade: Moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Hollinswood and Randlay Walk I 10:30am – 11:30am
Meeting and ending at: Hollinswood Pavilion, TF3 2DN
Walk grade: Moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Wellington Walk I 2pm
Meeting and ending at: Outside Wellington Leisure Centre, TF1 1LX
Walk grade: Easy, moderate and hard - three walks available
Choose from three grades of wellbeing walks offering a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
These walks are free to join. Register your place.
Walk and Talk I 2pm – 3pm
Meeting and ending at: Hub on the Hill (Community Centre), Sutton Hill, TF7 4HG
Walk grade: Easy
Walk and Talk is an initiative that aims to tackle violence against women and girls. It invites women to meet with female Police officers for a walk and an informal conversation about any concerns they may have around safety in their neighbourhood.
This walk is free to join. No need to book, just turn up.
Eco trail and Denso Garden tour | 9:30am – 1pm
Meeting and ending at: Tesco Express, Hadley, Hadley District Centre, TF1 5NF
Distance: 4 miles including the tour (3 1/2 hours)
Walk grade: Easy
This is a circular walk and guided tour of the Eco Trail and Gardens at DENSO Manufacturing in Hortonwood.
The trail was created by DENSO associates working with local schools and wildlife trusts, and shows how a business can support environmental conservation in the local community.
Participants can also enjoy a slice of pizza from the wood‑fired oven.
This walk is not suitable for dogs except support dogs.
This walk is free to join. Register your place here.
Eco trail and Denso Garden tour I 9:45am – 1pm
Meeting and ending at: Leegomery Community Centre, Leegate Avenue, TF1 6NA
Distance: 4 miles including the tour (3 1/4 hours)
Walk grade: Easy
This is a circular walk and guided tour of the Eco Trail and Gardens at DENSO Manufacturing in Hortonwood.
The trail was created by DENSO associates working with local schools and wildlife trusts, and shows how a business can support environmental conservation in the local community.
Participants can also enjoy a slice of pizza from the wood‑fired oven.
This walk is not suitable for dogs except support dogs.
This walk is free to join. Register your place here.
Dawley and Little Dawley: Pools, Pit Mounds and Memorials I 10am
Meeting and ending at: Station Road free car park, junction of Doseley Road and Burton Street, TF4 2NW
Distance: 4.5 miles
Walk grade: Easy
Enjoy a 4.5 mile walk exploring one of Telford’s Coronation Walks with the author of the Coronation Walks Guidebook. The route visits six pools using pleasant waterside paths with an option to extend the walk to see three more. The walk continues through rewilded woodland and across former pit mounds with wide views of Brown Clee, Caer Caradoc, the Lawley and the Wrekin in clear weather. Dawley’s mining and industrial past is still visible with Victorian buildings, disused tramways, railways, canals and former pits and furnace pools that are now nature rich reserves. The walk passes memorials to local heroes and historic events and there are remnants of old farms and villages in Little Dawley. Please bring a drink and snack for a short break. Some parts of the route are countryside paths so dress for the weather and for unpaved surfaces. There are pubs and cafes in Dawley if you want lunch afterwards.
Dogs must be on leads and children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
This walk is free to join, register you place by emailing tesramblers@gmail.com
Walk and Talk I 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting and ending at: Brookside Community Centre, Telford, TF3 1LP
Walk grade: Easy
Walk and Talk is an initiative that aims to tackle violence against women and girls. It invites women to meet with female Police officers for a walk and an informal conversation about any concerns they may have around safety in their neighbourhood.
This walk is free to join. No need to book, just turn up.
Newport Community Walking Group I 10am – 11:30am
Meeting and ending at: The Guildhall, High Street, Newport, TF10 7TX
Distance: 4-5 miles (1 ½ hours)
Walk grade: Easy – moderate
The Newport Community Walking Group offers a friendly way for people to get active, enjoy time outdoors and connect with others in the local area – all ages welcome.
This walk is free to join. No need to book, just turn up.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: St Georges and Priorslee Walk I 10.30am
Meeting and ending at: Telford & Wrekin Hockey Club Car Park, St Georges, TF2 9LU
Walk grade: Moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Madeley Walk I 11am
Meeting point: The Anstice, Madeley, TF7 5BD
End point: Madeley Community Café
Walk grade: Moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Sutton Hill Walk I 1:45pm
Meeting and ending at: The Hub on the Hill, Sutton Hill, TF7 4HG
Walk grade: Moderate
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Lilleshall Walk I 6pm – 7pm / 7:30pm
Meeting and ending at: The Last Inn Car Park, Church Aston, TF10 9EJ
Walk grade: Moderate / Hard
This wellbeing walk offers a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Flora 250: Telford Millennium Nature Reserve | 2pm – 5:30pm
Meeting and ending at: Telford Millenium Local Nature Reserve Car Park, Behind Jenko's, Beveley Road, TF2 6SD
Distance: 4.7 miles (3-3 1/2 hours)
Walk grade: Moderate
Ecologist Chris Hogarth leads this walk around the varied habitats of Ketley. The area’s industrial landscapes, shaped during William Withering’s lifetime, have since been reclaimed by nature.
The walk explores Withering’s work by looking for examples of different plant families. His links to the Lunar Society, and to the scientific and industrial developments of the time, will also be highlighted.
This walk is free to join. Register your place here.
Ramblers Well-being Walks: Shawbirch Walk I 10:15am – 11am / 11:15am
Meeting at: The Woolpack car park, Shawbirch, TF5 0LW
Ending at: Admaston House, Wellington Road, TF5 0BN
Walk grade: Easy and moderate – two walks available. The easy route is wheelchair and pushchair friendly
These wellbeing walks offer a gentle way for people to get moving and enjoy time outdoors with others. Anyone who would like to join should arrive at the start point a few minutes early so a trained walk leader can take their details before the group sets off. Refreshments will be available to buy after the walk.
These walks are free to join. Register your place.
Lyreco: An environmentally friendly future I 10am to 1pm
Meeting and ending at: Lyreco Main Reception, Deer Park Court, TF2 7NB
Walk grade: Easy
Discover how Lyreco’s 14,000 panel rooftop solar array supports the business, its employees and the local community. The walk also looks at other ways Lyreco supports staff wellbeing. The route explores their eco garden and continues into Granville Country Park to show how former industrial sites can be rewilded or newly created for nature rich woodland, wildflower meadows and community use. The walk follows woodland and field paths and includes some steps to the Top of the World viewpoint. Please dress for outdoor weather and uneven unpaved paths.
Please note, no one aged under 18 or dogs are permitted on this walk due to workplace safety regulations.
This walk is free to join, register you place by emailing tesramblers@gmail.com
Coalport Ferry Disaster Walk I 11am – 2/3pm
Meeting and ending at: The Iron Bridge Toll House
Distance: 4 miles (3-4 hours)
Walk grade: Moderate
This circular walk goes through some of the Broseley Jitties and past the Red Church before dropping down Corbetts Dingle.
The walk continues to the Boat Inn where a short presentation about the Coalport Ferry Disaster will be given, refreshments will be available to purchase.
The return route follows the Severn Way and uses several seldom used footpaths. The first climb is steep but on pavement and there will be regular stops to look at points of interests with wide views along the way.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
Parkwalk at Telford Park Run I 9am
Meeting and ending at: Telford Town Park Visitor Centre, Hinkshay Road, TF3 4EP
Distance: 3.1 miles
Walk grade: Easy
Everyone is welcome at parkwalk. Walkers set off at the same time and follow the same 5k parkrun route alongside runners and volunteers. It is free and friendly and gives people the chance to stay active at their own pace. There is no pressure to run and no time limit. Each event has a volunteer tail walker who is always the last to finish.
This walk is free to join. Register your place.
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Telford Junior Park Run I 9am
Meeting and ending at: Telford Town Park Visitor Centre, Hinkshay Road, TF3 4EP
Distance: 1.2 miles
Walk grade: Easy
This walk / run is for juniors aged 4 to 14. Juniors take part on their own. A responsible adult may accompany a younger junior but must not cross the finish.
This walk / run is free to join. Register your place here.
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Walk part of one of the cross‑Borough routes, either the Silkin Way or the Telford T50 50‑Mile Trail.
The walks will finish at the Town Park Visitor Centre, where light refreshments will be available to mark the finale of Telford Walk Week.
More information on how to book onto Telford's Big Walk will be released soon.
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