Birmingham Canals

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.72 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 7 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 7 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 145 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 137 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.47986° / W 1.90272°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 138 m - Start near 20 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B2 5TB, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 138 m - Head west
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 137 m - Turn right toward Paradise Forum
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 138 m - Turn left toward Paradise Forum
  5. 5 : km 0.14 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Paradise Forum
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 140 m - Turn right toward Cambridge St
  7. 7 : km 0.41 - alt. 142 m - Turn right toward Cambridge St
  8. 8 : km 0.49 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Cambridge St
  9. 9 : km 0.84 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto King Edwards Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.89 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.91 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.94 - alt. 139 m - Head southwest
  13. 13 : km 1 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.4 - alt. 138 m - Slight left
  15. 15 : km 1.64 - alt. 138 m - Head northwest
  16. 16 : km 2.28 - alt. 139 m - Slight right
  17. 17 : km 2.36 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 2.4 - alt. 140 m - Head northwest
  19. 19 : km 3.51 - alt. 139 m - Head northwest
  20. 20 : km 3.52 - alt. 139 m - Sharp right
  21. 21 : km 3.99 - alt. 138 m - Head east toward Western Rd
  22. 22 : km 4.72 - alt. 139 m - Head southeast
  23. 23 : km 5.12 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 5.23 - alt. 138 m - Head south
  25. 25 : km 5.46 - alt. 139 m - Head southwest
  26. 26 : km 6.65 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 6.7 - alt. 137 m - Slight left
  28. 28 : km 6.73 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 6.82 - alt. 139 m - Slight left
  30. 30 : km 6.84 - alt. 139 m - Head north toward King Edwards Rd
  31. 31 : km 6.85 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto King Edwards Rd
  32. 32 : km 6.9 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto Cambridge St
  33. 33 : km 7.03 - alt. 144 m - Slight right to stay on Cambridge St
  34. 34 : km 7.25 - alt. 142 m - Turn right toward Paradise Forum
  35. 35 : km 7.33 - alt. 142 m - Turn left toward Paradise Forum
  36. 36 : km 7.42 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Paradise Forum
  37. 37 : km 7.61 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.65 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.69 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  40. S/E : km 7.72 - alt. 138 m

Useful Information

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