20 Miles Marston - Shirley & Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 31.86 km
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    Calculated time: 9h 20 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 70 m
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    Vertical drop: - 71 m
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    Highest point: 152 m
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    Lowest point: 81 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 94 m - Start near 2 Somerton Dr, Marston Green, Birmingham, West Midlands B37 7XH, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 94 m - Walk north-west on Somerton Dr towards Wolverton Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 97 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Elmdon Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Land Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto Coleshill Rd
  6. 6 : km 1.47 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Berwicks Ln
  7. 7 : km 1.7 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Helmswood Dr
  8. 8 : km 2.21 - alt. 97 m - Turn left towards Eden Grove
  9. 9 : km 2.29 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Eden Grove
  10. 10 : km 2.39 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto Green Grove
  11. 11 : km 2.43 - alt. 99 m - Walk north-west on Chelmsley Rd towards Dunster Rd
  12. 12 : km 4.98 - alt. 97 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cooks Ln
  13. 13 : km 5.24 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto E Meadway
  14. 14 : km 6.15 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Kitt's Green Rd
  15. 15 : km 6.16 - alt. 95 m - Walk south-east on Kitt's Green Rd towards E Meadway
  16. 16 : km 6.16 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Mackadown Ln
  17. 17 : km 6.4 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto St Giles Rd
  18. 18 : km 7.17 - alt. 94 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bell Ln
  19. 19 : km 7.52 - alt. 88 m - Walk south-east on Bell Ln towards The Radleys
  20. 20 : km 7.56 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto The Radleys
  21. 21 : km 9.06 - alt. 97 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Church Rd
  22. 22 : km 10.16 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Sheaf Ln
  23. 23 : km 10.59 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Coventry Rd/A45
  24. 24 : km 10.59 - alt. 97 m - Walk west on Coventry Rd/A45
  25. 25 : km 11.08 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Lyndon Rd
  26. 26 : km 12.09 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Kent's Cl
  27. 27 : km 12.27 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Richmond Rd
  28. 28 : km 13.16 - alt. 119 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Station Dr
  29. 29 : km 13.36 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Ulverley Green Rd
  30. 30 : km 13.41 - alt. 123 m - Walk west on Ulverley Green Rd towards Warwick Rd/A41
  31. 31 : km 13.43 - alt. 124 m - Continue onto St. Bernards Rd
  32. 32 : km 15.41 - alt. 141 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Streetsbrook Rd/B4025
  33. 33 : km 15.88 - alt. 148 m - Continue onto Olton Rd
  34. 34 : km 16.64 - alt. 147 m - Slight right to stay on Olton Rd
  35. 35 : km 16.67 - alt. 147 m - Walk south-west on Olton Rd
  36. 36 : km 16.7 - alt. 146 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Stratford Rd/A34
  37. 37 : km 18.33 - alt. 142 m - Slight right to stay on Stratford Rd/A34
  38. 38 : km 18.93 - alt. 139 m - Walk south-east on Stratford Rd/A34
  39. 39 : km 18.94 - alt. 139 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Marshall Lake Rd/B4102
  40. 40 : km 22.06 - alt. 127 m - Walk north-east on Blossomfield Rd/B4102 towards Streetsbrook Rd/B4025
  41. 41 : km 22.42 - alt. 130 m - Enter the roundabout
  42. 42 : km 22.45 - alt. 130 m - Walk east towards Warwick Rd/B425
  43. 43 : km 22.46 - alt. 130 m - Exit the roundabout onto Lode Ln/B425
  44. 44 : km 23.11 - alt. 135 m - Slight left to stay on Lode Ln/B425
  45. 45 : km 24.54 - alt. 119 m - Slight left to stay on Lode Ln/B425
  46. 46 : km 26.22 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Hobs Moat Rd
  47. 47 : km 26.23 - alt. 101 m - Turn left to stay on Hobs Moat Rd
  48. 48 : km 26.79 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto Sheaf Ln
  49. 49 : km 27.22 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Church Rd
  50. 50 : km 28.28 - alt. 98 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto The Radleys
  51. 51 : km 29.82 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Bell Ln
  52. 52 : km 29.83 - alt. 87 m - Walk south-east on Bell Ln towards Bell Walk
  53. 53 : km 29.97 - alt. 86 m - Continue onto Holly Ln
  54. 54 : km 30.45 - alt. 97 m - Walk south on Holly Ln
  55. 55 : km 30.46 - alt. 97 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Station Rd
  56. 56 : km 30.93 - alt. 96 m - Walk south-east on Station Rd towards Land Ln
  57. 57 : km 31.07 - alt. 97 m - Walk west on Station Rd towards Chelmsley Ln
  58. 58 : km 31.2 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Elmdon Rd
  59. 59 : km 31.24 - alt. 97 m - Walk south-east on Elmdon Rd towards Land Ln
  60. 60 : km 31.72 - alt. 97 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Somerton Dr
  61. S/E : km 31.86 - alt. 93 m

Useful Information

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