8 Mile Ali

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 60 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 51 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 124 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 78 m
  • ⚐
    District: Lichfield 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.677644° / W 1.838495°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 83 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 83 m - Walk north-west on Stonynge Pl towards Blakeman Way
  3. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Blakeman Way
  4. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-west on Blakeman Way towards Thropp Cl
  5. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 84 m - Walk south-west on Blakeman Way towards Trunkfield Meadow
  6. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 86 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Whitehouse Dr
  7. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 86 m - Walk west on Whitehouse Dr towards Lightwood Cl
  8. 7 : km 0.57 - alt. 87 m - Turn left to stay on Whitehouse Dr
  9. 8 : km 0.63 - alt. 88 m - Walk south-west on Whitehouse Dr
  10. 9 : km 0.7 - alt. 88 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  11. 10 : km 0.8 - alt. 88 m - Walk south
  12. 11 : km 0.81 - alt. 88 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Limburg Ave/A461
  13. 12 : km 0.97 - alt. 89 m - Walk north-west on Limburg Ave/A461
  14. 13 : km 1.16 - alt. 91 m - Walk north-west on Limburg Ave/A461
  15. 14 : km 1.32 - alt. 93 m - Walk west towards Walsall Rd/A461
  16. 15 : km 1.33 - alt. 93 m - Exit the roundabout onto Walsall Rd/A461
  17. 16 : km 1.48 - alt. 95 m - Walk south-west on Walsall Rd/A461
  18. 17 : km 1.69 - alt. 101 m - Walk south-west on Walsall Rd/A461
  19. 18 : km 1.88 - alt. 110 m - Walk west on Walsall Rd/A461 towards Walsall Rd/A461
  20. 19 : km 2.06 - alt. 117 m - Walk south-west on Walsall Rd/A461 towards Fosseway Ln
  21. 20 : km 2.3 - alt. 120 m - Turn left at Pipe Hill onto Fosseway Ln
  22. 21 : km 2.34 - alt. 120 m - Walk south-east on Fosseway Ln towards Wall Ln
  23. 22 : km 2.52 - alt. 124 m - Walk south-east on Fosseway Ln towards Wall Ln
  24. 23 : km 2.58 - alt. 121 m - Walk west on Fosseway Ln towards Wall Ln
  25. 24 : km 2.61 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Wall Ln
  26. 25 : km 3.12 - alt. 119 m - Walk south-east on Wall Ln towards Market Ln
  27. 26 : km 3.71 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Market Ln
  28. 27 : km 3.75 - alt. 118 m - Walk north-east on Market Ln towards Wall Ln
  29. 28 : km 3.78 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Wall Ln
  30. 29 : km 3.97 - alt. 114 m - Turn right to stay on Wall Ln
  31. 30 : km 4.17 - alt. 115 m - Walk south on Wall Ln towards Watling St
  32. 31 : km 4.54 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Watling St
  33. 32 : km 4.74 - alt. 108 m - Walk east on Watling St
  34. 33 : km 5.38 - alt. 103 m - Walk east on Watling St towards Birmingham Rd/A5127
  35. 34 : km 5.68 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Birmingham Rd/A5127
  36. 35 : km 5.71 - alt. 104 m - Walk north on Birmingham Rd/A5127 towards Knowle Ln
  37. 36 : km 6.05 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Knowle Ln
  38. 37 : km 6.42 - alt. 94 m - Walk north-east on Knowle Ln towards London Rd/A5206
  39. 38 : km 7.24 - alt. 96 m - Walk north-east on Knowle Ln towards London Rd/A5206
  40. 39 : km 7.52 - alt. 83 m - Continue onto Cricket Ln
  41. 40 : km 7.92 - alt. 78 m - Walk north-east on Cricket Ln towards Tamworth Rd/A51
  42. 41 : km 8.05 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Tamworth Rd/A51
  43. 42 : km 8.3 - alt. 82 m - Walk west on Tamworth Rd/A51 towards Gledhill Park
  44. 43 : km 8.66 - alt. 86 m - Walk north on Upper St John St/A51 towards Borrowcop Ln
  45. 44 : km 9.23 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 9.24 - alt. 86 m - Walk north-east towards Upper St John St/A51
  47. 46 : km 9.25 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Upper St John St/A51
  48. 47 : km 9.44 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Birmingham Rd/A51
  49. 48 : km 9.61 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-west on Birmingham Rd/A51 towards St John's Cl
  50. 49 : km 9.96 - alt. 86 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto The Friary/A51
  51. 50 : km 10.08 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on The Friary/A51 towards Friary Rd
  52. 51 : km 10.31 - alt. 84 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Friary Rd
  53. 52 : km 10.49 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Cathedral Walk
  54. 53 : km 10.51 - alt. 82 m - Walk north-east on Cathedral Walk towards Friary Rd
  55. 54 : km 10.53 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Friary Rd
  56. 55 : km 10.63 - alt. 84 m - Continue straight onto Walsall Rd
  57. 56 : km 10.84 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-west on Walsall Rd towards Victoria Gardens
  58. 57 : km 11.28 - alt. 91 m - Walk south-west on Walsall Rd towards Walsall Rd
  59. 58 : km 11.68 - alt. 93 m - Enter the roundabout
  60. 59 : km 11.69 - alt. 93 m - Walk south on Limburg Ave/A461
  61. 60 : km 12.17 - alt. 88 m - Enter the roundabout
  62. 61 : km 12.18 - alt. 88 m - Walk north towards Limburg Ave/A461
  63. 62 : km 12.22 - alt. 88 m - Exit the roundabout
  64. 63 : km 12.32 - alt. 88 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Stonneyland Dr
  65. 64 : km 12.45 - alt. 89 m - Walk east on Stonneyland Dr
  66. S/E : km 13 - alt. 83 m

Useful Information

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