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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.90 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 18 m
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    Vertical drop: - 18 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 125 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 106 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.484185° / W 1.891462°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 124 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 124 m - Head south toward James Watt Queensway/B4114
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 125 m - Head southwest toward James Watt Queensway/B4114
  4. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 125 m - Merge onto James Watt Queensway/B4114
  5. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 125 m - Head south on James Watt Queensway/B4114 toward Dale End
  6. 5 : km 0.15 - alt. 123 m - Head southeast on Chapel St/B4114 toward Moor Street Queensway
  7. 6 : km 0.27 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Jennens Rd/A47
  8. 7 : km 0.27 - alt. 117 m - Head southwest on Jennens Rd/A47 toward Chapel St/B4114
  9. 8 : km 0.28 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto B4114
  10. 9 : km 0.38 - alt. 112 m - Head east
  11. 10 : km 0.38 - alt. 112 m - Head south on B4114
  12. 11 : km 0.42 - alt. 113 m - Head southwest on B4114 toward Masshouse Ln
  13. 12 : km 0.51 - alt. 114 m - Head south on Park St/B4114 toward Seymour St
  14. 13 : km 0.56 - alt. 115 m - Head east on Fazeley St toward Bartholomew St
  15. 14 : km 0.76 - alt. 106 m - Head west on Fazeley St toward New Canal St
  16. 15 : km 0.76 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto New Canal St
  17. 16 : km 0.99 - alt. 109 m - Head east on Curzon St toward Cardigan St
  18. 17 : km 1.21 - alt. 108 m - Head east on Curzon St toward Cardigan St
  19. 18 : km 1.28 - alt. 108 m - Head south
  20. 19 : km 1.48 - alt. 108 m - Head north toward Curzon St
  21. 20 : km 1.62 - alt. 106 m - Head north toward Curzon St
  22. 21 : km 1.63 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Curzon St
  23. 22 : km 1.75 - alt. 108 m - Head west on Curzon St toward Cardigan St
  24. 23 : km 1.82 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Cardigan St
  25. 24 : km 1.87 - alt. 110 m - Head north on Cardigan St toward Gopsal St
  26. 25 : km 1.94 - alt. 113 m - Head north on Cardigan St toward Belmont Row
  27. 26 : km 2.15 - alt. 119 m - Head north toward Jennens Rd/A47
  28. 27 : km 2.15 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Jennens Rd/A47
  29. 28 : km 2.28 - alt. 116 m - Enter the roundabout
  30. 29 : km 2.32 - alt. 116 m - Head north on Dartmouth Middleway/A4540 toward Ashstead Lock
  31. 30 : km 2.99 - alt. 113 m - Head northwest on Dartmouth Middleway/A4540
  32. 31 : km 3 - alt. 112 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Aston Rd
  33. 32 : km 3.18 - alt. 115 m - Take the A38 ramp to Bromsgrove/New Street
  34. 33 : km 3.21 - alt. 115 m - Continue onto Aston Express Way/A38
  35. 34 : km 3.34 - alt. 120 m - Take the ramp to University of Aston/Markets area/Childrens Hospital
  36. 35 : km 3.46 - alt. 123 m - Keep right to continue toward Corporation St
  37. 36 : km 3.64 - alt. 120 m - Continue onto Corporation St
  38. 37 : km 3.71 - alt. 121 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto James Watt Queensway/B4114
  39. 38 : km 3.76 - alt. 122 m - Head south on James Watt Queensway/B4114 toward Aston St/B4133
  40. 39 : km 3.81 - alt. 122 m - Take the ramp to Masshouse/Moor Street
  41. S/E : km 3.9 - alt. 124 m

Useful Information

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