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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 35 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
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    Vertical drop: - 40 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 165 m
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    Lowest point: 127 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 139 m - Start near 62 Cole Green, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 1AD, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 139 m - Head west on Cole Green toward Green Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Green Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 139 m - Head southeast on Green Ln toward Brook Cl
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Haslucks Green Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.74 - alt. 139 m - Head northeast on Haslucks Green Rd toward Limbrick Cl
  7. 7 : km 1.03 - alt. 141 m - Head northeast on Haslucks Green Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.07 - alt. 141 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Colebrook Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.19 - alt. 139 m - Head west on Colebrook Rd toward Colebrook Croft
  10. 10 : km 1.57 - alt. 129 m - Head west on Colebrook Rd toward Atherstone Cl
  11. 11 : km 1.86 - alt. 133 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto High St
  12. 12 : km 1.99 - alt. 139 m - Head west on High St toward Old Mill Cl
  13. 13 : km 2.65 - alt. 149 m - Head west on High St toward Peterbrook Rd
  14. 14 : km 3.04 - alt. 151 m - Continue onto Maypole Ln
  15. 15 : km 3.31 - alt. 151 m - Head west on Maypole Ln toward Westfield Ave
  16. 16 : km 3.85 - alt. 159 m - Head west on Maypole Ln toward Cotford Rd
  17. 17 : km 4.23 - alt. 165 m - Head southwest on Maypole Ln
  18. 18 : km 4.25 - alt. 165 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Alcester Rd S
  19. 19 : km 4.47 - alt. 160 m - Head southeast on Alcester Rd S toward Arundel Rd
  20. 20 : km 4.72 - alt. 156 m - Head southeast on Alcester Rd S toward Highters Heath Ln
  21. 21 : km 5.1 - alt. 158 m - Head south on Alcester Rd toward Hollywood Ln
  22. 22 : km 5.15 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Hollywood Ln
  23. 23 : km 5.68 - alt. 143 m - Head southeast on Hollywood Ln toward Corbett Rd
  24. 24 : km 6.03 - alt. 154 m - Head southeast on Hollywood Ln
  25. 25 : km 6.08 - alt. 154 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Truemans Heath Ln
  26. 26 : km 6.35 - alt. 153 m - Head east on Truemans Heath Ln toward The Fordrough
  27. 27 : km 6.79 - alt. 147 m - Head east on Truemans Heath Ln
  28. 28 : km 7.11 - alt. 133 m - Head northeast on Truemans Heath Ln toward Peterbrook Rd
  29. 29 : km 7.3 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Haslucks Green Rd
  30. 30 : km 7.47 - alt. 144 m - Head east on Haslucks Green Rd toward Fords Rd
  31. 31 : km 7.6 - alt. 144 m - Turn left to stay on Haslucks Green Rd
  32. 32 : km 7.93 - alt. 140 m - Head north on Haslucks Green Rd toward Drawbridge Rd
  33. 33 : km 8.35 - alt. 132 m - Head northeast on Haslucks Green Rd toward Bills Ln
  34. 34 : km 8.52 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Bills Ln
  35. 35 : km 8.68 - alt. 138 m - Head southeast on Bills Ln toward Langcomb Rd
  36. 36 : km 9.26 - alt. 146 m - Head northeast on Bills Ln toward Pathlow Cres
  37. 37 : km 9.67 - alt. 144 m - Head northeast on Bills Ln toward Burman Rd
  38. 38 : km 9.67 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Burman Rd
  39. 39 : km 10.15 - alt. 138 m - Head northwest on Burman Rd toward Haslucks Green Rd
  40. 40 : km 10.27 - alt. 139 m - Head northwest on Burman Rd toward Haslucks Green Rd
  41. 41 : km 10.29 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Haslucks Green Rd
  42. 42 : km 10.5 - alt. 141 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Colebrook Rd
  43. 43 : km 10.72 - alt. 139 m - Head west on Colebrook Rd toward Colebrook Croft
  44. 44 : km 11.09 - alt. 127 m - Head west on Colebrook Rd toward Priory Rd
  45. 45 : km 11.29 - alt. 133 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Aqueduct Rd
  46. 46 : km 11.36 - alt. 130 m - Head southeast on Aqueduct Rd toward Green Ln
  47. 47 : km 11.54 - alt. 128 m - Head south on Aqueduct Rd toward Green Ln
  48. 48 : km 11.63 - alt. 128 m - Continue onto Green Ln
  49. 49 : km 11.82 - alt. 136 m - Head east on Green Ln toward Cole Green
  50. 50 : km 11.85 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Cole Green
  51. S/E : km 12.08 - alt. 139 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Shirley to The Lakes Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔7.85 km ↗+13 m ↘-4 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

On this trail from Shirley you’ll follow the tranquil towpath of the Stratford- upon-Avon Canal, cross Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests, and skirt Dickens Heath before reaching Earlswood Lakes.

Walking Whitlocks End to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔2.64 km ↗+4 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail is a short walk between the stations of Shirley and Whitlock’s End, passing by Dicken’s Heath. The route takes you through farmland, a Christmas Tree plantation and crosses the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.

Walking Wythall to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔4.47 km ↗+10 m ↘-21 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

This trail is a linear walk between the stations of Wythall and Shirley. A wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood (once a wood with some holly in it – no connection with Los Angeles!). Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
If spending a little time in Wythall, check out the extensive collections of buses and battery electric vehicles at the Transport Museum or explore the 37 acres of Wythall Park. On the trail you’ll pass the Berry Mound Iron Age Hill Fort and nearby Berry Mound Pastures, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Walking Clowes Wood and Terry's Pool from Wythall Station

Walker
↔8.82 km ↗+25 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

A walk starting and returning to Wythall Station, with opportunities to explore further. Fifty species of birds breed here in the woods. Wildflowers to be seen include bluebell, lily of the valley, cow-wheat, and bilberry. The Earlswood Lakes were constructed in the 1820s to provide water to the Stratford upon Avon canal. The labour force included prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars.

Walking Solihull Railway Station to Malvern and Brueton Park, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔8.96 km ↗+15 m ↘-15 m ◔2h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail takes you through Solihull town centre with lovely views of St. Alphege Church, through two beautiful parks and along a stretch of the River Blythe. Keep an eye out for the 15th century Manor House on the high street, the Joseph Boehm statue in Malvern Park, and the blue tits, woodpeckers, long-tailed tits and nuthatches at Parkridge Nature Reserve.

Walking Earlswood Lakes, Terry's Pool and Clowes Wood

Walker
Earlswood Lakes, Terry's Pool and Clowes Wood
↔4.54 km ↗+10 m ↘-20 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

Easy to moderate loop along the lakes and into the woods, ideal for wildlife and train spotting. An alternative and easier route is available avoiding the woodland part.

Walking Earlswood to Wythall Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔2.65 km ↗+6 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This short linear trail passes through Kidpile Farm and Fulford Heath, crosses the River Cole and skirts the James Braid designed Fulford Golf Course into Wythall.

Walking Olton to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔12.42 km ↗+29 m ↘-11 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail from Olton follows the towpath along the Grand Union Canal to Tyseley, before turning on to the River Cole and taking you through the four mile long Shire Country Park – Tolkein country – and on into Shirley. You can detour at a couple of points to finish at Hall Green or Yardley Wood stations. As you leave Olton station you’ll see the Saxon King on Horse stainless steel sculpture.

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