18 Mile With 11 Mile Option

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 28.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 30 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 80 m
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    Vertical drop: - 76 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 146 m
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    Lowest point: 93 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 123 m - Start near 38-39 Whitefields Rd, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3NX, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 123 m - Walk south-west on Whitefields Rd towards Huntley Dr
  3. 3 : km 1.18 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Widney Ln
  4. 4 : km 2.18 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Marshall Lake Rd/B4102
  5. 5 : km 3.88 - alt. 140 m - Enter the roundabout
  6. 6 : km 3.9 - alt. 140 m - Walk south towards Tanworth Ln/B4102
  7. 7 : km 3.91 - alt. 139 m - Exit the roundabout onto Tanworth Ln/B4102
  8. 8 : km 7.53 - alt. 146 m - Walk north on Earlswood Common/The Common/B4102 towards Umberslade Rd
  9. 9 : km 7.57 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Umberslade Rd
  10. 10 : km 7.82 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Cut Throat Ln
  11. 11 : km 10.91 - alt. 135 m - Continue onto Spring Ln/B4101
  12. 12 : km 11.59 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Stratford Rd/A3400
  13. 13 : km 11.68 - alt. 140 m - Walk north on Stratford Rd/A3400 towards Spring Ln/B4101
  14. 14 : km 12.21 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Aylesbury Rd/B4101
  15. 15 : km 15.49 - alt. 123 m - Slight right onto Station Rd/B4101
  16. 16 : km 16.26 - alt. 132 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Grove Rd
  17. 17 : km 16.36 - alt. 131 m - Walk north-west on Grove Rd
  18. 18 : km 16.44 - alt. 132 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Station Rd/B4101
  19. 19 : km 17.43 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Lodge Rd
  20. 20 : km 17.96 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Warwick Rd/A4141
  21. 21 : km 17.98 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Hampton Rd
  22. 22 : km 19.66 - alt. 103 m - Continue onto Knowle Rd
  23. 23 : km 20.79 - alt. 115 m - Continue onto Eastcote Ln
  24. 24 : km 22.46 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Solihull Rd/B4102
  25. 25 : km 22.54 - alt. 110 m - Walk west on Solihull Rd/B4102 towards Eastcote Ln
  26. 26 : km 26.62 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Solihull Bypass/A41
  27. 27 : km 26.67 - alt. 134 m - Slight left onto Hampton Ln/B4102
  28. 28 : km 27.3 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Warwick Rd/B4102
  29. 29 : km 27.37 - alt. 126 m - Slight left onto New Rd
  30. 30 : km 27.59 - alt. 125 m - Slight right to stay on New Rd
  31. 31 : km 27.85 - alt. 130 m - Turn left towards Church Hill Rd
  32. 32 : km 27.93 - alt. 132 m - Slight right towards Church Hill Rd
  33. 33 : km 27.97 - alt. 132 m - Turn left towards Church Hill Rd
  34. 34 : km 28 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Church Hill Rd
  35. 35 : km 28.19 - alt. 119 m - Slight left to stay on Church Hill Rd
  36. 36 : km 28.21 - alt. 119 m - Slight left to stay on Church Hill Rd
  37. 37 : km 28.29 - alt. 119 m - Turn left to stay on Church Hill Rd
  38. 38 : km 28.38 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Whitefields Rd
  39. 39 : km 28.75 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Huntley Dr
  40. 40 : km 28.86 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Wilford Grove
  41. S/E : km 28.94 - alt. 122 m

Useful Information

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