Heritage And Slitting Mill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 42 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 113 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 76 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 108 m - Start near 28 Lower Birches Way, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 108 m - Head south-west on Lower Birches Way
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 110 m - Head north-west on Lower Birches Way towards Canterbury Dr
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Canterbury Dr
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Chester Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.28 - alt. 109 m - Head south-west on Chester Rd towards Worcester Close
  7. 7 : km 0.5 - alt. 107 m - Head west on Chester Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.5 - alt. 107 m - Head on Chester Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.5 - alt. 107 m - Head on Chester Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.5 - alt. 107 m - Walk on Chester Rd
  11. 11 : km 0.5 - alt. 107 m - Walk on Chester Rd
  12. 12 : km 1.33 - alt. 100 m - Walk south-west on Heritage Trail towards Slitting Mill Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.4 - alt. 103 m - Walk south-west on Heritage Trail towards Slitting Mill Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.48 - alt. 104 m - Walk south on Heritage Trail towards Slitting Mill Rd
  15. 15 : km 1.51 - alt. 104 m - Walk west on Heritage Trail towards Slitting Mill Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.58 - alt. 105 m - Head north on Slitting Mill Rd
  17. 17 : km 2.04 - alt. 111 m - Head north-east on Slitting Mill Rd towards The Pingle
  18. 18 : km 2.27 - alt. 111 m - Slight left onto Post Office Ln
  19. 19 : km 2.28 - alt. 112 m - Walk south-east on Post Office Ln towards Slitting Mill Rd
  20. 20 : km 2.54 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto Heritage Trail
  21. 21 : km 2.72 - alt. 94 m - Walk north-east on Heritage Trail
  22. 22 : km 2.96 - alt. 91 m - Walk north-east on Heritage Trail
  23. 23 : km 3.13 - alt. 89 m - Walk north-east on Heritage Trail towards Western Springs Rd/A460
  24. 24 : km 3.63 - alt. 83 m - Walk north-east on Heritage Trail towards Western Springs Rd/A460
  25. 25 : km 3.92 - alt. 81 m - Walk north-east on Heritage Trail towards Western Springs Rd/A460
  26. 26 : km 4.09 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-east on Heritage Trail towards Western Springs Rd/A460
  27. 27 : km 4.12 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Western Springs Rd/A460
  28. 28 : km 4.12 - alt. 78 m - Head south-east on Western Springs Rd/A460
  29. 29 : km 4.43 - alt. 77 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Sandy Ln/A460
  30. 30 : km 4.69 - alt. 83 m - Head south-west on Sandy Ln/A460 towards Sarah Challinor Cl
  31. 31 : km 5.08 - alt. 97 m - Head south-west on Hednesford Rd/A460 towards Devall Cl
  32. 32 : km 5.45 - alt. 109 m - Head south-west on Hednesford Rd/A460
  33. 33 : km 5.62 - alt. 111 m - Enter the roundabout
  34. 34 : km 5.7 - alt. 111 m - Head south-east towards Hednesford Rd/A460
  35. 35 : km 5.78 - alt. 111 m - Exit the roundabout onto Lower Birches Way
  36. 36 : km 5.83 - alt. 110 m - Turn right to stay on Lower Birches Way
  37. 37 : km 5.91 - alt. 108 m - Turn right to stay on Lower Birches Way
  38. S/E : km 5.93 - alt. 109 m

Useful Information

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