QEHB Route E: 1 Jul 2016, Barber Institute, UoB

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 24 m
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    Vertical drop: - 24 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 124 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.45156° / W 1.94113°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 148 m - Start near 6 Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2SY, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 148 m - Head southeast
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 147 m - Slight left
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 147 m - Head southeast
  5. 5 : km 0.18 - alt. 140 m - Head south on Hospital Way
  6. 6 : km 0.2 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.2 - alt. 139 m - Head west
  8. 8 : km 0.24 - alt. 139 m - Head west toward Mindelsohn Way
  9. 9 : km 0.33 - alt. 139 m - Head southwest toward Mindelsohn Way
  10. 10 : km 0.39 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto Vincent Dr
  11. 11 : km 0.45 - alt. 142 m - Head west on Vincent Dr toward Roman Way
  12. 12 : km 0.56 - alt. 138 m - Head south on Roman Way
  13. 13 : km 0.64 - alt. 133 m - Head east on Roman Way toward Bullace Croft
  14. 14 : km 0.71 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Bullace Croft
  15. 15 : km 0.82 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Leasow Dr
  16. 16 : km 0.88 - alt. 127 m - Head west on Leasow Dr
  17. 17 : km 0.97 - alt. 129 m - Head south
  18. 18 : km 1 - alt. 128 m - Head east
  19. 19 : km 1.06 - alt. 127 m - Head east
  20. 20 : km 1.18 - alt. 127 m - Head east
  21. 21 : km 1.29 - alt. 124 m - Head northeast
  22. 22 : km 1.41 - alt. 127 m - Head northeast
  23. 23 : km 1.44 - alt. 127 m - Turn left toward New Fosse Way
  24. 24 : km 1.45 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto New Fosse Way
  25. 25 : km 1.48 - alt. 127 m - Head north on New Fosse Way
  26. 26 : km 1.59 - alt. 133 m - Head north on New Fosse Way toward New Fosse Way
  27. 27 : km 1.7 - alt. 139 m - Head north on New Fosse Way toward Westgate
  28. 28 : km 1.8 - alt. 144 m - Head north on New Fosse Way toward Westgate
  29. 29 : km 1.83 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Westgate
  30. 30 : km 1.9 - alt. 143 m - Head southeast on Westgate
  31. 31 : km 1.97 - alt. 141 m - Slight right toward University Rd W
  32. 32 : km 1.98 - alt. 141 m - Slight left onto University Rd W
  33. 33 : km 2 - alt. 140 m - Head east on University Rd W toward S W Campus
  34. 34 : km 2.1 - alt. 134 m - Head east on University Rd W toward Ring Rd S
  35. 35 : km 2.23 - alt. 133 m - Head east
  36. 36 : km 2.34 - alt. 137 m - Head east
  37. 37 : km 2.45 - alt. 138 m - Head east toward Ring Rd N
  38. 38 : km 2.57 - alt. 136 m - Head east toward Ring Rd N
  39. 39 : km 2.6 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Ring Rd N
  40. 40 : km 2.65 - alt. 137 m - Head south on Ring Rd N
  41. 41 : km 2.71 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 2.72 - alt. 136 m - Head west
  43. 43 : km 2.87 - alt. 138 m - Head west toward Ring Rd S
  44. 44 : km 3.03 - alt. 135 m - Head west toward Ring Rd S
  45. 45 : km 3.08 - alt. 133 m - Continue onto University Rd W
  46. 46 : km 3.21 - alt. 134 m - Head west on University Rd W toward Westgate
  47. 47 : km 3.34 - alt. 141 m - Slight left onto Westgate
  48. 48 : km 3.39 - alt. 140 m - Head northwest on Westgate toward Vincent Dr
  49. 49 : km 3.47 - alt. 145 m - Sharp left onto New Fosse Way
  50. 50 : km 3.49 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 3.49 - alt. 146 m - Head east toward New Fosse Way
  52. 52 : km 3.5 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto New Fosse Way
  53. 53 : km 3.5 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  54. S/E : km 3.71 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

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