8 Mile Hilly Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.87 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 42 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 186 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 141 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 145 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 145 m - Walk north-west on Graiseley Ln towards South Ave
  3. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto South Ave
  4. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 146 m - Walk north on South Ave towards Nordley Rd
  5. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 149 m - Walk north on South Ave towards Nordley Rd
  6. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Nordley Rd
  7. 6 : km 0.25 - alt. 151 m - Slight left onto East Ave
  8. 7 : km 0.29 - alt. 153 m - Walk north on East Ave towards North Ave
  9. 8 : km 0.4 - alt. 152 m - Walk north on East Ave towards North Ave
  10. 9 : km 0.52 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto North Ave
  11. 10 : km 0.56 - alt. 151 m - Walk north-east on North Ave towards Amos Ln/B4484
  12. 11 : km 0.67 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Amos Ln/B4484
  13. 12 : km 0.7 - alt. 150 m - Walk west on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Cottage Cl
  14. 13 : km 0.78 - alt. 150 m - Walk north-west on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Eversley Grove
  15. 14 : km 0.92 - alt. 150 m - Walk north-west on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Woden Ave
  16. 15 : km 1.09 - alt. 149 m - Walk north-west on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Amos Ave
  17. 16 : km 1.17 - alt. 149 m - Walk north-west on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Lower Prestwood Rd
  18. 17 : km 1.35 - alt. 148 m - Walk north-west on Long Knowle Ln/B4484 towards Long Mill Ave
  19. 18 : km 1.52 - alt. 148 m - Walk north-west on Long Knowle Ln/B4484 towards Poplar Ave
  20. 19 : km 1.71 - alt. 150 m - Walk north-west on Long Knowle Ln/B4484
  21. 20 : km 1.92 - alt. 149 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Blackhalve Ln/B4156
  22. 21 : km 1.97 - alt. 148 m - Walk north-east on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Greensway
  23. 22 : km 2.17 - alt. 146 m - Walk north-east on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Wood End Rd
  24. 23 : km 2.42 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Wood Hayes Rd
  25. 24 : km 2.59 - alt. 146 m - Walk north on Wood Hayes Rd towards Old Hampton Ln
  26. 25 : km 2.85 - alt. 144 m - Walk north on Wood Hayes Rd towards Old Hampton Ln
  27. 26 : km 3.07 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Cannock Rd/A460
  28. 27 : km 3.22 - alt. 149 m - Walk north on Cannock Rd/A460
  29. 28 : km 3.68 - alt. 149 m - Walk north on Cannock Rd/A460
  30. 29 : km 4.01 - alt. 147 m - Walk north on Cannock Rd/A460
  31. 30 : km 4.31 - alt. 145 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bognop Rd
  32. 31 : km 4.46 - alt. 150 m - Walk south-east on Bognop Rd
  33. 32 : km 4.82 - alt. 178 m - Walk south-east on Bognop Rd
  34. 33 : km 5.33 - alt. 175 m - Walk east on Bognop Rd
  35. 34 : km 5.79 - alt. 182 m - Walk east on Bognop Rd towards Swynnerton Dr
  36. 35 : km 6.12 - alt. 186 m - Walk east on Bognop Rd towards Swynnerton Dr
  37. 36 : km 6.64 - alt. 175 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Brownshore Ln/B4156
  38. 37 : km 6.81 - alt. 180 m - Walk south-east on Brownshore Ln/B4156 towards Kingsway
  39. 38 : km 7.4 - alt. 179 m - Walk south-west on Wolverhampton Rd/B4156 towards Hill St
  40. 39 : km 7.8 - alt. 174 m - Walk south-west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156
  41. 40 : km 8.28 - alt. 162 m - Walk south-west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156
  42. 41 : km 8.62 - alt. 160 m - Walk west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Wood End Rd
  43. 42 : km 9.26 - alt. 152 m - Walk south-west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Wood End Rd
  44. 43 : km 9.43 - alt. 151 m - Walk south-west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Wood End Rd
  45. 44 : km 9.46 - alt. 150 m - Walk south-west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Wood End Rd
  46. 45 : km 9.85 - alt. 145 m - Walk south-west on Blackhalve Ln/B4156 towards Greensway
  47. 46 : km 10.02 - alt. 149 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Long Knowle Ln/B4484
  48. 47 : km 10.07 - alt. 149 m - Walk south-east on Long Knowle Ln/B4484 towards Bradburn Rd
  49. 48 : km 10.31 - alt. 150 m - Walk south-east on Long Knowle Ln/B4484 towards Poplar Ave
  50. 49 : km 10.56 - alt. 148 m - Walk south-east on Long Knowle Ln/B4484 towards Lower Prestwood Rd
  51. 50 : km 10.94 - alt. 149 m - Walk south-east on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Woden Ave
  52. 51 : km 11.21 - alt. 150 m - Walk south-east on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Cottage Cl
  53. 52 : km 11.51 - alt. 148 m - Walk east on Amos Ln/B4484 towards Wood End Rd
  54. 53 : km 11.61 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Wood End Rd/B4484
  55. 54 : km 11.73 - alt. 148 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Lichfield Rd
  56. 55 : km 11.86 - alt. 147 m - Walk south on Lichfield Rd towards Duke St
  57. 56 : km 12.07 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Neachells Ln
  58. 57 : km 12.22 - alt. 142 m - Walk south-east on Neachells Ln towards Pickering Rd
  59. 58 : km 12.3 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Alfred Squire Rd
  60. 59 : km 12.47 - alt. 142 m - Walk west on Alfred Squire Rd towards Nicholls Fold
  61. 60 : km 12.58 - alt. 141 m - Walk west on Alfred Squire Rd
  62. 61 : km 12.62 - alt. 141 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St
  63. 62 : km 12.65 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Church St
  64. 63 : km 12.67 - alt. 142 m - Walk north on Church St towards Graiseley Ln
  65. 64 : km 12.72 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Graiseley Ln
  66. 65 : km 12.79 - alt. 145 m - Walk west on Graiseley Ln
  67. 66 : km 12.83 - alt. 145 m - Walk north-west on Graiseley Ln towards Torridge Dr
  68. 67 : km 12.84 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Torridge Dr
  69. 68 : km 12.87 - alt. 145 m - Walk south-west on Torridge Dr
  70. S/E : km 12.87 - alt. 145 m

Useful Information

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