The Snail And The Whale Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 34.61 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 228 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 165 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 71 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.48469° / W 1.89297°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.51556° / W 1.45767°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 125 m - Start near Loveday Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B4 6SE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 125 m - Head east on Steelhouse Ln toward Loveday St
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 124 m - Slight right onto Corporation St
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 129 m - Head southwest on Corporation St
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 130 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Newton St
  6. 6 : km 0.36 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Dale End
  7. 7 : km 0.42 - alt. 124 m - Head northeast on Dale End toward Chapel St/B4114
  8. 8 : km 0.45 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Chapel St/B4114
  9. 9 : km 0.68 - alt. 112 m - Turn left toward Curzon St
  10. 10 : km 0.84 - alt. 110 m - Turn right toward Curzon St
  11. 11 : km 0.85 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Curzon St
  12. 12 : km 1.31 - alt. 106 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Lawley Middleway/A4540
  13. 13 : km 1.74 - alt. 99 m - Turn left toward Garrison Ln
  14. 14 : km 1.75 - alt. 99 m - Turn right toward Garrison Ln
  15. 15 : km 1.81 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Garrison Ln
  16. 16 : km 3.01 - alt. 132 m - Continue onto Bordesley Green/B4128
  17. 17 : km 4.94 - alt. 119 m - Slight left to stay on Bordesley Green/B4128
  18. 18 : km 7.23 - alt. 118 m - Continue onto Meadway
  19. 19 : km 7.48 - alt. 108 m - Slight right to stay on Meadway
  20. 20 : km 8.49 - alt. 111 m - Slight left to stay on Meadway
  21. 21 : km 10.1 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Cooks Ln
  22. 22 : km 11.8 - alt. 93 m - Slight right to stay on Cooks Ln
  23. 23 : km 11.82 - alt. 94 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Birmingham Rd/B4114
  24. 24 : km 15.08 - alt. 83 m - Continue onto Blythe Rd
  25. 25 : km 16.83 - alt. 74 m - Continue onto Coleshill Rd/B4114
  26. 26 : km 19.58 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Shawbury Ln
  27. 27 : km 20.09 - alt. 112 m - Slight left onto Daw Mill Ln
  28. 28 : km 22.48 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Slowley Hill/B4098
  29. 29 : km 22.57 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Devitts Green Ln
  30. 30 : km 23.7 - alt. 152 m - Continue onto Woodside
  31. 31 : km 24.41 - alt. 133 m - Continue onto Oak Ave
  32. 32 : km 24.65 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Rectory Rd
  33. 33 : km 24.74 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Church Ln
  34. 34 : km 25.72 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 26.46 - alt. 165 m - Turn left toward Arley Ln
  36. 36 : km 26.61 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Arley Ln
  37. 37 : km 27.41 - alt. 161 m - Slight right to stay on Arley Ln
  38. 38 : km 27.44 - alt. 160 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ansley Rd/B4112
  39. 39 : km 30.59 - alt. 129 m - Continue onto Arbury Rd/B4102
  40. 40 : km 31.47 - alt. 115 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Heath End Rd/B4112
  41. 41 : km 33.12 - alt. 101 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bull Ring/B4112
  42. 42 : km 33.21 - alt. 98 m - Slight left onto Bull Ring
  43. 43 : km 33.35 - alt. 92 m - Slight right onto Bridge St
  44. 44 : km 33.56 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto A444
  45. 45 : km 33.58 - alt. 86 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Avenue Rd/A4254
  46. 46 : km 33.71 - alt. 86 m - Turn left toward Ribbonfields
  47. 47 : km 34.2 - alt. 82 m - Turn left toward Ribbonfields
  48. 48 : km 34.2 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Ribbonfields
  49. 49 : km 34.31 - alt. 83 m - Turn left to stay on Ribbonfields
  50. 50 : km 34.4 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Attleborough Rd/B4114
  51. 51 : km 34.61 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Highfield Rd
  52. E : km 34.61 - alt. 88 m

Useful Information

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