27.5km Two Reservoirs

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 85 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 89 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.43121° / W 1.91677°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.42673° / W 1.92614°
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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

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 122 m - Start near 158 Cartland Rd, Birmingham B30 2SG, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 122 m - Walk north towards Cartland Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Cartland Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.01 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Moor Green Ln
  6. 6 : km 0.82 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Cecil Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.83 - alt. 118 m - Walk north on Cecil Rd towards Hobson Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.09 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Kitchener Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.15 - alt. 118 m - Slight left
  10. 10 : km 1.72 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.49 - alt. 112 m - Slight left
  12. 12 : km 2.87 - alt. 112 m - Walk north
  13. 13 : km 2.89 - alt. 112 m - Turn right towards Cannon Hill Rd
  14. 14 : km 3.33 - alt. 113 m - Continue onto Cannon Hill Rd
  15. 15 : km 3.47 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Willows Cres
  16. 16 : km 3.57 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Harbury Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.87 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Edward Rd
  18. 18 : km 3.88 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Cheddar Rd
  19. 19 : km 4.13 - alt. 108 m - Slight left towards Balsall Heath Rd
  20. 20 : km 4.47 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Balsall Heath Rd
  21. 21 : km 4.49 - alt. 105 m - Walk south-east on Balsall Heath Rd
  22. 22 : km 4.52 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Longmore St
  23. 23 : km 4.77 - alt. 106 m - Sharp left onto Belgrave Middleway/A4540
  24. 24 : km 4.8 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Horton Square/B4126
  25. 25 : km 4.9 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Highgate St
  26. 26 : km 4.94 - alt. 106 m - Continue onto Gooch St/B4126
  27. 27 : km 5.22 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Bissell St
  28. 28 : km 5.52 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto Rea St S
  29. 29 : km 6.15 - alt. 103 m - Slight left onto Rea St
  30. 30 : km 6.24 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Oxford St
  31. 31 : km 6.51 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Bordesley St
  32. 32 : km 6.58 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Pickford St
  33. 33 : km 6.78 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Fazeley St
  34. 34 : km 6.83 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.97 - alt. 104 m - Sharp left
  36. 36 : km 6.99 - alt. 104 m - Walk north
  37. 37 : km 7.28 - alt. 105 m - Continue straight
  38. 38 : km 7.89 - alt. 114 m - Walk north-west
  39. 39 : km 8.31 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 8.33 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 9.22 - alt. 99 m - Slight right
  42. 42 : km 9.22 - alt. 99 m - Walk south-west
  43. 43 : km 9.23 - alt. 99 m - Sharp right
  44. 44 : km 10.24 - alt. 96 m - Slight right towards Holborn Hill
  45. 45 : km 10.27 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Holborn Hill
  46. 46 : km 10.34 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Lichfield Rd/A5127
  47. 47 : km 10.85 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 11 - alt. 91 m - Walk north
  49. 49 : km 11.01 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 11.24 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 11.25 - alt. 89 m - Walk north-west
  52. 52 : km 11.49 - alt. 90 m - Walk west
  53. 53 : km 11.76 - alt. 90 m - Walk south-west
  54. 54 : km 12.08 - alt. 90 m - Walk east
  55. 55 : km 12.13 - alt. 91 m - Turn right towards Lichfield Rd/A5127
  56. 56 : km 12.28 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Lichfield Rd/A5127
  57. 57 : km 12.74 - alt. 95 m - Slight left to stay on Lichfield Rd/A5127
  58. 58 : km 12.79 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Holborn Hill
  59. 59 : km 12.87 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 14.09 - alt. 99 m - Slight right
  61. 61 : km 14.63 - alt. 109 m - Slight right
  62. 62 : km 14.76 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 14.77 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 14.78 - alt. 113 m - Slight left
  65. 65 : km 15.51 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 15.77 - alt. 115 m - Slight left
  67. 67 : km 16.91 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 16.99 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 17.09 - alt. 138 m - Slight right
  70. 70 : km 17.11 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 17.13 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 17.24 - alt. 138 m - Slight right
  73. 73 : km 18.2 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Rotton Park St
  74. 74 : km 18.59 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Icknield Port Rd/B4126
  75. 75 : km 18.85 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 18.95 - alt. 153 m - Walk south-west
  77. 77 : km 19.45 - alt. 152 m - Walk south-west
  78. 78 : km 20.04 - alt. 152 m - Walk south-west
  79. 79 : km 20.79 - alt. 152 m - Walk north-east towards Reservoir Rd
  80. 80 : km 20.88 - alt. 155 m - Continue onto Reservoir Rd
  81. 81 : km 20.91 - alt. 157 m - Walk on Reservoir Rd
  82. 82 : km 20.91 - alt. 157 m - Walk south-east on Reservoir Rd towards Leslie Rd
  83. 83 : km 21.17 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Harold Rd
  84. 84 : km 21.42 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Waterworks Rd
  85. 85 : km 21.61 - alt. 159 m - Turn right towards Monument Rd/B4124
  86. 86 : km 21.62 - alt. 160 m - Turn left towards Monument Rd/B4124
  87. 87 : km 21.62 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Monument Rd/B4124
  88. 88 : km 22.18 - alt. 156 m - Turn right at Harborne Rd/B4284
  89. 89 : km 22.25 - alt. 153 m - Walk north-east towards Chad Rd/B4124
  90. 90 : km 22.32 - alt. 156 m - Sharp right onto Harborne Rd/B4124
  91. 91 : km 22.68 - alt. 139 m - Slight left onto Richmond Hill Rd
  92. 92 : km 23.12 - alt. 150 m - Walk south on Richmond Hill Rd towards Belgrove Cl
  93. 93 : km 23.53 - alt. 159 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Pritchatts Rd
  94. 94 : km 23.84 - alt. 152 m - Walk south-east on Pritchatts Rd
  95. 95 : km 24.02 - alt. 146 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Vincent Dr
  96. 96 : km 24.49 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Westgate
  97. 97 : km 24.58 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 24.62 - alt. 138 m - Walk south-west
  99. 99 : km 24.65 - alt. 139 m - Continue onto Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  100. 100 : km 25.27 - alt. 139 m - Walk south on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  101. 101 : km 26.38 - alt. 139 m - Walk south-east on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  102. 102 : km 27.22 - alt. 137 m - Walk south
  103. 103 : km 27.51 - alt. 138 m - Continue straight
  104. E : km 27.56 - alt. 139 m

Useful Information

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