Lunch 4.5 Miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.27 km
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    Calculated time: 2h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 17 m
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    Vertical drop: - 17 m
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    Highest point: 131 m
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    Lowest point: 112 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.45159° / W 1.85509°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Start near Westwood Ave, Birmingham B11, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Walk south on Westwood Ave
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 114 m - Walk south towards Formans Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 113 m - Walk south
  6. 6 : km 0.89 - alt. 114 m - Walk south-west
  7. 7 : km 0.95 - alt. 114 m - Turn right towards Stratford Rd/A34
  8. 8 : km 0.98 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Stratford Rd/A34
  9. 9 : km 1.01 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.08 - alt. 114 m - Walk south-east towards Green Rd
  11. 11 : km 1.58 - alt. 116 m - Walk south towards Green Rd
  12. 12 : km 1.74 - alt. 115 m - Walk south-west towards Green Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.77 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Green Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.86 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Sarehole Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.11 - alt. 119 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cole Bank Rd/B4146
  16. 16 : km 2.24 - alt. 117 m - Walk east on Cole Bank Rd/B4146
  17. 17 : km 2.28 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.9 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Brook Ln/A4040
  19. 19 : km 2.91 - alt. 118 m - Walk east on Robin Hood Ln/A4040
  20. 20 : km 2.98 - alt. 121 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sarehole Rd
  21. 21 : km 3.13 - alt. 120 m - Walk north-east on Sarehole Rd towards Southam Rd
  22. 22 : km 3.48 - alt. 119 m - Walk north on Sarehole Rd towards Cole Bank Rd/B4146
  23. 23 : km 4.1 - alt. 117 m - Walk north on Sarehole Rd towards Aldis Cl
  24. 24 : km 4.39 - alt. 116 m - Walk north on Sarehole Rd towards Brandon Rd
  25. 25 : km 4.57 - alt. 115 m - Walk north on Sarehole Rd towards Stratford Rd/A34
  26. 26 : km 4.62 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Stratford Rd/A34
  27. 27 : km 4.65 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Shaftmoor Ln/B4217
  28. 28 : km 4.7 - alt. 117 m - Walk east on Shaftmoor Ln/B4217 towards Leominster Rd
  29. 29 : km 4.93 - alt. 128 m - Walk south-east on Shaftmoor Ln/B4217 towards Tetley Rd
  30. 30 : km 5.42 - alt. 125 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cateswell Rd
  31. 31 : km 5.54 - alt. 124 m - Walk north on Cateswell Rd
  32. 32 : km 5.86 - alt. 121 m - Walk north on Cateswell Rd
  33. 33 : km 5.9 - alt. 121 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tynedale Rd
  34. 34 : km 6.01 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Olton Blvd W
  35. 35 : km 6.44 - alt. 120 m - Walk north-west on Olton Blvd W
  36. 36 : km 6.47 - alt. 119 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Reddings Ln
  37. 37 : km 6.56 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Weston Ln
  38. 38 : km 6.85 - alt. 124 m - Walk north-west on Weston Ln
  39. 39 : km 7.11 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-west on Weston Ln
  40. 40 : km 7.12 - alt. 113 m - Turn left to stay on Weston Ln
  41. 41 : km 7.15 - alt. 112 m - Continue onto Westwood Ave
  42. 42 : km 7.25 - alt. 113 m - Walk south-west on Westwood Ave
  43. S/E : km 7.27 - alt. 114 m

Useful Information

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↔5.44 km ↗+43 m ↘-47 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Birmingham (West Midlands Combined Authority)

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Walking Brindley Place & the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

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↔3.80 km ↗+28 m ↘-24 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
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Walking Farmer's Bridge Locks & Centenary Sq, Birmingham

Walker
↔2.07 km ↗+14 m ↘-17 m ◔0h 40 ▲Easy
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Walking Shirley to The Lakes Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔7.85 km ↗+13 m ↘-4 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

On this trail from Shirley you’ll follow the tranquil towpath of the Stratford- upon-Avon Canal, cross Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests, and skirt Dickens Heath before reaching Earlswood Lakes.

Walking Solihull Railway Station to Malvern and Brueton Park, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔8.96 km ↗+15 m ↘-15 m ◔2h 35 ▲Easy
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