6 Miles Undulating

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 64 m
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    Vertical drop: - 82 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 174 m
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    Lowest point: 124 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
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    Start: N 52.44091° / W 1.93862°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.4467° / W 1.93509°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 144 m - Start near 764 Bristol Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B29 6NA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 144 m - Head southeast on Chapel Ln/A38/A4040 toward Bristol Rd/B384
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 144 m - Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Bristol Rd/A38
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 145 m - Keep right to continue toward Harborne Ln/A38/A4040
  5. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Harborne Ln/A38/A4040
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 141 m - Head north on A38/A4040
  7. 7 : km 0.7 - alt. 141 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harborne Ln/A4040
  8. 8 : km 1.29 - alt. 133 m - Enter the roundabout
  9. 9 : km 1.31 - alt. 134 m - Head northeast toward Harborne Park Rd/A4040
  10. 10 : km 1.4 - alt. 134 m - Exit the roundabout onto Harborne Ln/A4040
  11. 11 : km 1.64 - alt. 143 m - Slight left onto Harborne Park Rd/A4040
  12. 12 : km 2.77 - alt. 173 m - Head northwest on Harborne Park Rd/A4040 toward High St
  13. 13 : km 2.82 - alt. 172 m - At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto High St/A4040
  14. 14 : km 2.94 - alt. 173 m - Continue straight onto High St/B4124
  15. 15 : km 5.48 - alt. 160 m - Head northeast on Chad Rd/B4124 toward Hagley Rd/A456
  16. 16 : km 5.49 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Hagley Rd/A456
  17. 17 : km 6.15 - alt. 157 m - Slight right
  18. 18 : km 6.35 - alt. 154 m - Head east
  19. 19 : km 6.37 - alt. 153 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Calthorpe Rd/B4217
  20. 20 : km 6.98 - alt. 153 m - Head southwest on Calthorpe Rd/B4217 toward Highfield Rd/B4532
  21. 21 : km 7.81 - alt. 147 m - Slight right onto Church Rd/B4217
  22. 22 : km 7.83 - alt. 147 m - Head southwest on Edgbaston Park Rd toward Mason Way
  23. 23 : km 8.55 - alt. 138 m - Head northeast on Edgbaston Park Rd toward Somerset Rd
  24. 24 : km 8.56 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Somerset Rd
  25. 25 : km 8.75 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Farquhar Rd
  26. 26 : km 9.14 - alt. 147 m - Head southwest on Farquhar Rd
  27. 27 : km 9.17 - alt. 146 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Vincent Dr
  28. 28 : km 9.64 - alt. 145 m - Head southwest on Vincent Dr
  29. 29 : km 9.65 - alt. 145 m - Continue onto New Fosse Way
  30. 30 : km 10.17 - alt. 127 m - Enter the roundabout
  31. 31 : km 10.18 - alt. 128 m - Head southeast toward A38
  32. 32 : km 10.2 - alt. 132 m - Exit the roundabout onto A38
  33. 33 : km 10.37 - alt. 124 m - Slight right toward Dale Rd
  34. 34 : km 10.42 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Dale Rd
  35. 35 : km 10.45 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto North Rd
  36. 36 : km 10.45 - alt. 124 m - Head south on North Rd toward Bristol Rd/B384
  37. E : km 10.49 - alt. 124 m

Useful Information

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