10.5 Up The Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 69 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 154 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 95 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.55207° / W 1.89455°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Start near 112 Shady Ln, Birmingham, West Midlands B44 9HA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Walk south-west on Shady Ln towards Thorncliffe Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.72 - alt. 147 m - Walk west on Shady Ln towards Priestfield Cl
  4. 4 : km 0.82 - alt. 146 m - Walk north-west on Aldridge Rd towards Ashgrove Rd
  5. 5 : km 1.22 - alt. 138 m - Enter the roundabout
  6. 6 : km 1.28 - alt. 138 m - Walk west towards Beacon Rd/B4154
  7. 7 : km 1.32 - alt. 136 m - Exit the roundabout onto Queslett Rd E/A4041
  8. 8 : km 2.2 - alt. 121 m - Walk south-west on Queslett Rd E/A4041 towards Booth's Ln
  9. 9 : km 3.05 - alt. 148 m - Walk west on Queslett Rd E/A4041 towards Birmingham Rd/A34
  10. 10 : km 3.29 - alt. 144 m - Walk east on Newton Rd/Queslett Rd E/A4041 towards Birmingham Rd/A34
  11. 11 : km 3.3 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Walsall Rd/A34
  12. 12 : km 4.38 - alt. 145 m - Walk south-east on Walsall Rd/A34
  13. 13 : km 4.78 - alt. 138 m - Turn right towards Walsall Rd/A34
  14. 14 : km 4.79 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Walsall Rd/A34
  15. 15 : km 5.38 - alt. 121 m - Walk south-east on Walsall Rd/A34 towards Rocky Ln
  16. 16 : km 5.83 - alt. 108 m - Turn left towards Walsall Rd/A34
  17. 17 : km 5.84 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Walsall Rd/A34
  18. 18 : km 5.99 - alt. 106 m - Walk south-east on Walsall Rd/A34 towards Church Rd
  19. 19 : km 6.08 - alt. 104 m - Walk south-east on Walsall Rd/A34 towards Church Rd
  20. 20 : km 6.09 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Church Rd
  21. 21 : km 6.83 - alt. 97 m - Walk north-east on Church Rd towards Aldridge Rd/A453
  22. 22 : km 6.85 - alt. 97 m - Slight left onto Aldridge Rd/A453
  23. 23 : km 7.04 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Aldridge Rd
  24. 24 : km 7.05 - alt. 99 m - Walk north-west on Aldridge Rd towards College Rd/A453
  25. 25 : km 8.14 - alt. 112 m - Walk north on Aldridge Rd towards Beeches Rd
  26. 26 : km 9.65 - alt. 146 m - Walk north-west on Aldridge Rd towards Shady Ln
  27. 27 : km 9.67 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Shady Ln
  28. S/E : km 10.51 - alt. 153 m

Useful Information

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