8 Miles - Cock At Wishaw (12.8km)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.93 km
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    Calculated time: 3h 55 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 70 m
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    Vertical drop: - 73 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 120 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 84 m
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    District: Birmingham 
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    Start: N 52.53282° / W 1.79635°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.53463° / W 1.79568°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 109 m - Start near 5-8 Windyridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B76, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 109 m - Head northwest on Windyridge Rd toward Parkhill Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Parkhill Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Orton Ave
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 110 m - Head northwest on Orton Ave toward Parkhill Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.16 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Ashurst Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.49 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Walmley Ash Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.51 - alt. 110 m - Head east on Walmley Ash Rd toward Tudman Cl
  9. 9 : km 1.08 - alt. 96 m - Slight right to stay on Walmley Ash Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.11 - alt. 97 m - Enter the roundabout
  11. 11 : km 1.14 - alt. 97 m - Head north toward Webster Way
  12. 12 : km 1.16 - alt. 97 m - Exit the roundabout onto Webster Way
  13. 13 : km 2.28 - alt. 117 m - Slight right to stay on Webster Way
  14. 14 : km 2.31 - alt. 117 m - Enter the roundabout
  15. 15 : km 2.32 - alt. 117 m - Head north on Thimble End Rd toward Weaver Ave
  16. 16 : km 3.28 - alt. 116 m - Slight left to stay on Thimble End Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.31 - alt. 116 m - Head west on Thimble End Rd toward Springfield Rd
  18. 18 : km 3.35 - alt. 118 m - Head northeast toward Thimble End Rd
  19. 19 : km 3.37 - alt. 117 m - Exit the roundabout onto Springfield Rd
  20. 20 : km 4.3 - alt. 113 m - Head north on Springfield Rd toward Reddicap Heath Rd
  21. 21 : km 5.26 - alt. 102 m - Head southeast on Lindridge Rd toward Holly Ln
  22. 22 : km 6.11 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Holly Ln
  23. 23 : km 6.11 - alt. 117 m - Head southwest on Holly Ln toward Lindridge Rd
  24. 24 : km 7.01 - alt. 116 m - Head south on Holly Ln toward Ox Leys Rd
  25. 25 : km 7.01 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Ox Leys Rd
  26. 26 : km 7.74 - alt. 110 m - Head east on Ox Leys Rd toward Grove Ln
  27. 27 : km 7.88 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Grove Ln
  28. 28 : km 8.62 - alt. 105 m - Head south on Grove Ln toward Church Ln
  29. 29 : km 8.64 - alt. 106 m - Continue onto Curdworth Ln
  30. 30 : km 8.66 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Bull's Ln
  31. 31 : km 9.02 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Wishaw Ln
  32. 32 : km 10.64 - alt. 86 m - Continue onto Hurst Green Rd
  33. 33 : km 10.86 - alt. 87 m - Head west on Hurst Green Rd toward Cottage Ln
  34. 34 : km 10.88 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Cottage Ln
  35. 35 : km 10.99 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Walmley Ash Ln
  36. 36 : km 11.3 - alt. 92 m - Head west on Walmley Ash Ln
  37. 37 : km 11.71 - alt. 96 m - Head west on Walmley Ash Ln toward Walmley Ash Rd
  38. 38 : km 11.89 - alt. 99 m - Continue onto Walmley Ash Rd
  39. 39 : km 11.94 - alt. 98 m - Head northwest on Walmley Ash Rd toward Walmley Ash Rd
  40. 40 : km 12.62 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Ashurst Rd
  41. 41 : km 12.64 - alt. 111 m - Head south on Ashurst Rd toward Eastleigh Croft
  42. 42 : km 12.78 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Hemlingford Rd
  43. 43 : km 12.81 - alt. 110 m - Head northwest on Hemlingford Rd toward Ashurst Rd
  44. 44 : km 12.84 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Ashurst Rd
  45. E : km 12.93 - alt. 105 m

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