5 Mile Canal,moorcroft

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 16 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 16 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 144 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 123 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sandwell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.54652° / W 2.04971°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 128 m - Start near The Gospel Oak, 1 Bilston Rd, Tipton DY4 0BT, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 128 m - Head south on Bilston Rd/A4098 towards Wednesbury Oak Rd/A4037
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Farmer Way
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 127 m - Walk south
  5. 5 : km 0.14 - alt. 128 m - Walk south
  6. 6 : km 0.25 - alt. 127 m - Walk east
  7. 7 : km 0.48 - alt. 126 m - Walk north-east
  8. 8 : km 0.68 - alt. 127 m - Walk north-east
  9. 9 : km 0.87 - alt. 125 m - Walk north towards Farmer Way
  10. 10 : km 0.89 - alt. 125 m - Sharp right onto Farmer Way
  11. 11 : km 0.9 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-east
  12. 12 : km 1.13 - alt. 124 m - Walk south-east
  13. 13 : km 1.18 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.2 - alt. 125 m - Walk north
  15. 15 : km 1.38 - alt. 125 m - Walk north
  16. 16 : km 1.51 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-west
  17. 17 : km 1.69 - alt. 124 m - Walk north-west
  18. 18 : km 1.82 - alt. 125 m - Slight right
  19. 19 : km 1.87 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-west
  20. 20 : km 2.06 - alt. 124 m - Walk north-west
  21. 21 : km 2.25 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-west
  22. 22 : km 2.33 - alt. 125 m - Slight right
  23. 23 : km 2.41 - alt. 127 m - Walk north-west towards Bull Ln
  24. 24 : km 2.43 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Bull Ln
  25. 25 : km 2.53 - alt. 127 m - Walk south-west on Bull Ln towards Charnwood Cl
  26. 26 : km 2.58 - alt. 128 m - Walk south-west on Bull Ln towards Charnwood Cl
  27. 27 : km 2.59 - alt. 128 m - Walk north-east on Bull Ln towards Curtin Dr
  28. 28 : km 3.31 - alt. 125 m - Walk south-west
  29. 29 : km 3.43 - alt. 126 m - Walk south-west towards Bilston Rd/A4098
  30. 30 : km 3.56 - alt. 127 m - Walk south-west towards Bilston Rd/A4098
  31. 31 : km 3.69 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Bilston Rd/A4098
  32. 32 : km 3.69 - alt. 130 m - Walk south on Bilston Rd/A4098
  33. 33 : km 3.71 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 3.79 - alt. 130 m - Walk south-west
  35. 35 : km 3.95 - alt. 131 m - Walk south-west
  36. 36 : km 4.51 - alt. 143 m - Walk west
  37. 37 : km 4.74 - alt. 143 m - Walk north towards Bradley Ln
  38. 38 : km 4.97 - alt. 139 m - Walk north towards Bradley Ln
  39. 39 : km 5.27 - alt. 140 m - Walk north-east on Bradley Ln towards Stirling Rd
  40. 40 : km 5.95 - alt. 133 m - Walk north-east on Bradley Ln towards Hannah Rd
  41. 41 : km 6.07 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Great Bridge Rd/A4098
  42. 42 : km 6.22 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Bull Ln
  43. 43 : km 6.23 - alt. 128 m - Walk north-east on Bull Ln towards Charnwood Cl
  44. 44 : km 6.49 - alt. 128 m - Walk north-east on Bull Ln towards Charnwood Cl
  45. 45 : km 7.32 - alt. 127 m - Walk south-west
  46. 46 : km 7.35 - alt. 126 m - Walk south-west towards Bilston Rd/A4098
  47. 47 : km 7.52 - alt. 128 m - Walk south-west towards Bilston Rd/A4098
  48. 48 : km 7.62 - alt. 130 m - Walk south on Bilston Rd/A4098 towards Beverston Rd
  49. 49 : km 7.75 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Myrtle Terrace
  50. 50 : km 7.76 - alt. 128 m - Walk east on Myrtle Terrace towards Bilston Rd/A4098
  51. 51 : km 7.76 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Bilston Rd/A4098
  52. 52 : km 7.89 - alt. 128 m - Walk south on Bilston Rd/A4098 towards Myrtle Terrace
  53. 53 : km 8.03 - alt. 129 m - Walk south on Bilston Rd/A4098 towards Wednesbury Oak Rd/A4037
  54. S/E : km 8.12 - alt. 128 m

Useful Information

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