8.5 Mile Canal Into Great Bridge/West Brom

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 13.64 km
Calculated time: 4h 00
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 26 m
Vertical drop: - 26 m
Highest point: 155 m
Lowest point: 124 m

District: Sandwell
Start/End: N 52.54648° / W 2.04968°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 129 m - Start near 1 Bilston Rd, Tipton DY4, UK
2 : km 0.51 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
3 : km 0.51 - alt. 130 m - Walk east
4 : km 1.25 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-east
5 : km 1.25 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-east
6 : km 1.27 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
7 : km 1.55 - alt. 125 m - Slight left
8 : km 1.67 - alt. 125 m - Walk south
9 : km 1.98 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
10 : km 2 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
11 : km 2.21 - alt. 125 m - Walk south-east
12 : km 2.24 - alt. 125 m - Slight left
13 : km 2.85 - alt. 124 m - Walk south
14 : km 3.06 - alt. 125 m - Walk south
15 : km 3.3 - alt. 125 m - Walk south
16 : km 3.46 - alt. 125 m - Slight left
17 : km 3.56 - alt. 125 m - Walk south
18 : km 3.69 - alt. 126 m - Slight left
19 : km 3.84 - alt. 126 m - Walk south
20 : km 4.13 - alt. 126 m - Continue straight
21 : km 4.35 - alt. 127 m - Walk south-east
22 : km 4.73 - alt. 131 m - Walk south-east
23 : km 5.11 - alt. 136 m - Walk south-east
24 : km 5.47 - alt. 139 m - Walk south
25 : km 5.89 - alt. 138 m - Walk south-east
26 : km 6.29 - alt. 139 m - Walk north
27 : km 6.3 - alt. 139 m - Sharp right towards Albion Rd
28 : km 6.32 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Albion Rd
29 : km 6.39 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Oldbury Rd/B4166
30 : km 6.43 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
31 : km 6.46 - alt. 138 m - Sharp left
32 : km 6.62 - alt. 138 m - Walk north-west
33 : km 8.28 - alt. 137 m - Walk north-west
34 : km 8.38 - alt. 138 m - Slight left
35 : km 8.82 - alt. 135 m - Slight left
36 : km 9.81 - alt. 137 m - Slight right
37 : km 9.96 - alt. 137 m - Walk north-west towards Factory Rd
38 : km 10.69 - alt. 142 m - Slight right onto Factory Rd
39 : km 10.89 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Hurst Ln/A4037
40 : km 10.93 - alt. 146 m - Walk north on Hurst Ln/A4037 towards Factory Rd
41 : km 11.94 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Bradleys Ln
42 : km 11.96 - alt. 154 m - Walk south-east on Bradleys Ln towards Bloomfield Rd/A4037
43 : km 11.98 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto High St/A4037
44 : km 12.9 - alt. 144 m - Walk north-east on Wednesbury Oak Rd/A4037
45 : km 13.62 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Bilston Rd/A4098
S/E : km 13.64 - alt. 129 m

Useful Information

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