Parish Boundary - Short Walk 10th May 2015

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.75 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 20 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 190 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 157 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sandwell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.49256° / W 1.99812°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 174 m - Start near 8 Saint Johns Road, Oldbury, West Midlands B68 9RP, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 174 m - Head northeast on St Johns Rd toward Darby Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 173 m - Head east on St Johns Rd toward Ferguson Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 170 m - Head southeast on Victoria Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.71 - alt. 177 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Manor Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.74 - alt. 177 m - Head northwest on Manor Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 177 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Basons Ln
  8. 8 : km 0.78 - alt. 177 m - Head southwest on Basons Ln toward Queen's Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.78 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Queen's Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.93 - alt. 176 m - Head south on Queen's Rd toward Hayes Rd
  11. 11 : km 1.11 - alt. 177 m - Head south on Queen's Rd
  12. 12 : km 1.28 - alt. 182 m - Head south on Queen's Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.3 - alt. 182 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Londonderry Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.34 - alt. 183 m - Head west on Londonderry Rd toward Albright Rd
  15. 15 : km 1.44 - alt. 189 m - Enter the roundabout
  16. 16 : km 1.46 - alt. 190 m - Head northeast toward Dog Kennel Ln/B4182
  17. 17 : km 1.47 - alt. 190 m - Exit the roundabout onto Dog Kennel Ln/B4182
  18. 18 : km 1.76 - alt. 188 m - Head northwest on Dog Kennel Ln/B4182 toward Basons Ln
  19. 19 : km 1.96 - alt. 180 m - Head west on Dog Kennel Ln/B4182 toward Landswood Rd
  20. 20 : km 2.1 - alt. 171 m - Enter the roundabout
  21. 21 : km 2.11 - alt. 171 m - Head southwest toward Vicarage Rd/B4169
  22. 22 : km 2.13 - alt. 170 m - Exit the roundabout onto Vicarage Rd/B4169
  23. 23 : km 2.36 - alt. 173 m - Head west on Joinings Bank/B4169 toward Bloxcidge St
  24. 24 : km 2.53 - alt. 167 m - Head west on Joinings Bank/B4169 toward Primrose Bank
  25. 25 : km 2.61 - alt. 164 m - Head north on Thompson Rd toward Suffolk Cl
  26. 26 : km 2.74 - alt. 160 m - Head north on Thompson Rd toward Highbury Rd
  27. 27 : km 2.87 - alt. 159 m - Head west on Crosswells Rd/B4182 toward Western Rd
  28. 28 : km 2.93 - alt. 158 m - Head west on Crosswells Rd/B4182 toward Western Rd
  29. 29 : km 2.94 - alt. 158 m - Head west on Crosswells Rd/B4182 toward Western Rd
  30. 30 : km 2.94 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Western Rd
  31. 31 : km 3.04 - alt. 157 m - Head northeast on Western Rd toward Tat Bank Rd
  32. 32 : km 3.2 - alt. 160 m - Head north on Western Rd toward Tat Bank Rd
  33. 33 : km 3.35 - alt. 160 m - Head northeast on Western Rd toward Tat Bank Rd
  34. 34 : km 3.43 - alt. 161 m - Head east on Tat Bank Rd toward Wellesley Rd
  35. 35 : km 3.52 - alt. 164 m - Head north on Wellesley Rd toward Gresham Rd
  36. 36 : km 3.63 - alt. 162 m - Head northeast on Wellesley Rd toward Shirley Rd
  37. 37 : km 3.75 - alt. 160 m - Head northeast on Wellesley Rd toward Vernon Rd
  38. 38 : km 3.79 - alt. 160 m - Wellesley Rd turns right and becomes Vernon Rd
  39. 39 : km 3.91 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Rood End Rd/B4169
  40. 40 : km 3.91 - alt. 164 m - Head northeast on Rood End Rd/B4169 toward Barker St
  41. 41 : km 4.03 - alt. 164 m - Head northeast on Rood End Rd/B4169 toward Barker St
  42. 42 : km 4.04 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Rood End Rd
  43. 43 : km 4.17 - alt. 160 m - Head northwest on Rood End Rd toward Pel Cres
  44. 44 : km 4.2 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Pel Cres
  45. 45 : km 4.21 - alt. 160 m - Head east on Pel Cres
  46. 46 : km 4.42 - alt. 158 m - Head north on Pel Cres
  47. 47 : km 4.59 - alt. 159 m - Head south on Pel Cres
  48. 48 : km 4.6 - alt. 159 m - Turn right to stay on Pel Cres
  49. 49 : km 4.65 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Rood End Rd
  50. 50 : km 4.74 - alt. 162 m - Head south on Rood End Rd toward B4169
  51. 51 : km 4.81 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Cemetery Rd/B4169
  52. 52 : km 4.84 - alt. 163 m - Head northeast on Cemetery Rd/B4169 toward Victoria Rd
  53. 53 : km 4.87 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Victoria Rd
  54. 54 : km 5.02 - alt. 166 m - Head southeast on Victoria Rd toward St Johns Rd
  55. 55 : km 5.18 - alt. 167 m - Head southeast on Victoria Rd toward St Johns Rd
  56. 56 : km 5.32 - alt. 170 m - Head southeast on Victoria Rd toward St Johns Rd
  57. 57 : km 5.32 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto St Johns Rd
  58. 58 : km 5.65 - alt. 173 m - Head southwest on St Johns Rd toward Warley Rd
  59. S/E : km 5.75 - alt. 174 m

Useful Information

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