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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 96 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 199 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 115 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.
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(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. 115 m - Start near 4 Tanyard Lane, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire B48, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 115 m - Head north-west on Red Lion St towards Tanyard Ln
  3. 3 : km 0 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Tanyard Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 118 m - Head west on Tanyard Ln towards Brookside Cl
  5. 5 : km 0.36 - alt. 121 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Callow Hill Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.39 - alt. 121 m - Head west on Callow Hill Rd towards Blythes Way
  7. 7 : km 0.57 - alt. 128 m - Head north-west on Callow Hill Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 134 m - Head north-west on Callow Hill Rd towards Coopers Hill
  9. 9 : km 0.99 - alt. 147 m - Head west on Callow Hill Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.04 - alt. 147 m - Continue onto Coopers Hill
  11. 11 : km 1.31 - alt. 171 m - Head west on Coopers Hill towards Sandhills Green
  12. 12 : km 1.63 - alt. 182 m - Head west on Coopers Hill
  13. 13 : km 1.88 - alt. 188 m - Head south-west on Coopers Hill towards Foxhill Ln
  14. 14 : km 2.1 - alt. 196 m - Head south on Coopers Hill towards Foxhill Ln
  15. 15 : km 2.17 - alt. 199 m - Slight right onto Wheeley Rd
  16. 16 : km 2.3 - alt. 197 m - Head south-west on Wheeley Rd towards Scarfield Hill
  17. 17 : km 2.51 - alt. 192 m - Head south-west on Wheeley Rd towards Scarfield Hill
  18. 18 : km 2.73 - alt. 182 m - Head south-west on Wheeley Rd towards Scarfield Hill
  19. 19 : km 3.03 - alt. 180 m - Head south-west on Wheeley Rd towards Blackwell Rd
  20. 20 : km 3.33 - alt. 164 m - Head west on Wheeley Rd towards Blackwell Rd
  21. 21 : km 3.48 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Blackwell Rd
  22. 22 : km 3.58 - alt. 160 m - Head north on Blackwell Rd
  23. 23 : km 3.74 - alt. 163 m - Head north on Blackwell Rd towards Linthurst Newtown
  24. 24 : km 3.9 - alt. 166 m - Head north on Blackwell Rd towards Linthurst Newtown
  25. 25 : km 4.08 - alt. 170 m - Head north-east on Blackwell Rd towards Linthurst Newtown
  26. 26 : km 4.28 - alt. 174 m - Head north-east on Blackwell Rd
  27. 27 : km 4.44 - alt. 175 m - Head north on Blackwell Rd
  28. 28 : km 4.61 - alt. 180 m - Head north-east on Blackwell Rd
  29. 29 : km 4.78 - alt. 187 m - Head north-east on Blackwell Rd
  30. 30 : km 4.97 - alt. 176 m - Head north-east on Blackwell Rd
  31. 31 : km 5.19 - alt. 166 m - Head north-east on Blackwell Rd towards Hewell Ln
  32. 32 : km 5.37 - alt. 162 m - Continue onto Hewell Rd
  33. 33 : km 5.45 - alt. 161 m - Head north on Hewell Rd towards Sandhills Rd
  34. 34 : km 5.57 - alt. 159 m - Head north on Hewell Rd towards Station Approach
  35. 35 : km 5.76 - alt. 158 m - Head north on Hewell Rd towards Orchard Croft
  36. 36 : km 5.95 - alt. 158 m - Head north on Hewell Rd
  37. 37 : km 5.98 - alt. 159 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bittell Rd/B4120
  38. 38 : km 6.1 - alt. 156 m - Head south-east on Bittell Rd/B4120 towards Orchard Croft
  39. 39 : km 6.36 - alt. 148 m - Head east on Bittell Rd/B4120 towards Bittell Farm Rd
  40. 40 : km 6.65 - alt. 141 m - Head north-east on Bittell Rd/B4120 towards Bittell Farm Rd
  41. 41 : km 7.01 - alt. 140 m - Head east on Bittell Rd/B4120
  42. 42 : km 7.33 - alt. 142 m - Head east on Bittell Rd/B4120
  43. 43 : km 7.59 - alt. 130 m - Head south-east on Bittell Rd towards Aqueduct Ln
  44. 44 : km 7.82 - alt. 128 m - Head south-east on Bittell Rd towards Aqueduct Ln
  45. 45 : km 7.94 - alt. 127 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Birmingham Rd
  46. 46 : km 8.06 - alt. 126 m - Head south-east on Birmingham Rd
  47. 47 : km 8.27 - alt. 123 m - Head south on Birmingham Rd towards Old Rectory Ln
  48. 48 : km 8.46 - alt. 123 m - Head south on Birmingham Rd towards Old Rectory Ln
  49. 49 : km 8.65 - alt. 121 m - Head south-east on Birmingham Rd
  50. 50 : km 8.8 - alt. 117 m - Head south-east on Birmingham Rd towards Red Lion St
  51. 51 : km 8.91 - alt. 116 m - Continue onto Red Lion St
  52. S/E : km 8.94 - alt. 116 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.

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