Stourbridge To Canal

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 38.69 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 227 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 229 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 198 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 52 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sandwell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.47407° / W 2.06771°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Start near 5-7 Church Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Head southeast on Church St toward Lawrence Ln/B4513
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Lawrence Ln/B4513
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Halesowen Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 121 m - Head southeast on Halesowen Rd/A459 toward Harcourt Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.72 - alt. 126 m - Slight left to stay on Halesowen Rd/A459
  7. 7 : km 2.74 - alt. 108 m - Head southeast on Dudley Rd/A459 toward Forge Ln
  8. 8 : km 4.01 - alt. 129 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Manor Way/A456
  9. 9 : km 4.2 - alt. 127 m - Head southwest on Manor Way/A456 toward Quarry Ln
  10. 10 : km 6.47 - alt. 154 m - Enter the roundabout
  11. 11 : km 6.5 - alt. 155 m - Head north toward Hagley Rd/A456
  12. 12 : km 6.52 - alt. 155 m - Exit the roundabout onto Hagley Rd/A456
  13. 13 : km 10.08 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Birmingham Rd
  14. 14 : km 10.09 - alt. 130 m - Head south on Birmingham Rd toward A456
  15. 15 : km 10.11 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Birmingham Rd/A456
  16. 16 : km 10.15 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Stourbridge Rd/A491
  17. 17 : km 11.15 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Hagley Rd
  18. 18 : km 11.16 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Hagley Rd/A491
  19. 19 : km 13.51 - alt. 84 m - Slight left onto New Rd/A491
  20. 20 : km 14.24 - alt. 75 m - Slight left onto Enville St/A458
  21. 21 : km 15.18 - alt. 82 m - Head northwest on Bridgnorth Rd/A458 toward Bridgnorth Rd/A458
  22. 22 : km 18.25 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto A449
  23. 23 : km 18.28 - alt. 56 m - Head southwest on A449 toward Bridgnorth Rd/A458
  24. 24 : km 18.34 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Bridgnorth Rd/A458
  25. 25 : km 18.43 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 18.49 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 18.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn right at Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Towpath
  28. 28 : km 18.79 - alt. 55 m - Head east
  29. 29 : km 18.99 - alt. 62 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  30. 30 : km 19.33 - alt. 64 m - Head east
  31. 31 : km 20.21 - alt. 66 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  32. 32 : km 21.47 - alt. 63 m - Head east toward Wordsley Jct Bridge
  33. 33 : km 22.52 - alt. 70 m - Head east toward High St/A491
  34. 34 : km 23.79 - alt. 103 m - Head northeast
  35. 35 : km 24.08 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 26.72 - alt. 110 m - Head south
  37. 37 : km 26.72 - alt. 110 m - Turn left toward Route 54
  38. 38 : km 26.92 - alt. 109 m - Continue onto Route 54
  39. 39 : km 27.29 - alt. 116 m - Head northeast on Route 54
  40. 40 : km 27.92 - alt. 135 m - Head northeast on Route 54
  41. 41 : km 28.53 - alt. 135 m - Head north on Route 54
  42. 42 : km 29.3 - alt. 136 m - Head north on Route 54
  43. 43 : km 30.14 - alt. 134 m - Head northeast on Route 54 toward Peartree Ln
  44. 44 : km 30.7 - alt. 138 m - Turn right toward Dudley Canal Towpath
  45. 45 : km 30.7 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Dudley Canal Towpath
  46. 46 : km 30.72 - alt. 138 m - Head east on Dudley Canal Towpath toward Peartree Ln
  47. 47 : km 31.59 - alt. 138 m - Head south on Dudley Canal Towpath
  48. 48 : km 31.99 - alt. 137 m - Head southeast on Dudley Canal Towpath
  49. 49 : km 33.16 - alt. 139 m - Head east toward Cradley Rd/B4173
  50. 50 : km 33.52 - alt. 137 m - Head east toward Halesowen Rd/A459
  51. 51 : km 34.03 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 34.07 - alt. 139 m - Head north toward Northfield Rd
  53. 53 : km 34.46 - alt. 138 m - Slight left onto Canal Side
  54. 54 : km 34.57 - alt. 138 m - Slight left to stay on Canal Side
  55. 55 : km 34.81 - alt. 137 m - Head northeast
  56. 56 : km 37.1 - alt. 138 m - Head south
  57. 57 : km 37.47 - alt. 138 m - Slight right
  58. 58 : km 37.49 - alt. 139 m - Head southwest
  59. 59 : km 37.5 - alt. 138 m - Turn left toward Waterfall Ln
  60. 60 : km 37.51 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Waterfall Ln
  61. 61 : km 37.66 - alt. 128 m - Continue onto Station Rd
  62. 62 : km 37.69 - alt. 129 m - Turn right to stay on Station Rd
  63. 63 : km 37.96 - alt. 121 m - Head west on Station Rd
  64. 64 : km 38.02 - alt. 120 m - Slight right to stay on Station Rd
  65. 65 : km 38.04 - alt. 120 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Heathfield Way/A459
  66. 66 : km 38.27 - alt. 117 m - Head south on Heathfield Way/A459
  67. 67 : km 38.27 - alt. 117 m - Sharp right onto Vestry Cl
  68. 68 : km 38.33 - alt. 118 m - Turn left to stay on Vestry Cl
  69. 69 : km 38.35 - alt. 118 m - Continue onto Spring Meadow
  70. 70 : km 38.44 - alt. 117 m - Head southwest on Spring Meadow toward Halesowen Rd
  71. 71 : km 38.45 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Halesowen Rd
  72. 72 : km 38.6 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Court St
  73. 73 : km 38.68 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Church St
  74. S/E : km 38.69 - alt. 112 m

Useful Information

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