Solihull Half Marathon Walk Via Earlswood Lake

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 15 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 31 m
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    Vertical drop: - 30 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 146 m
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    Lowest point: 121 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 141 m - Start on Widney Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 140 m - Keep left onto Widney Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 140 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Widney Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.76 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Brick Kiln Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.93 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.64 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.68 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.01 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 2.42 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.45 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 3.63 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.96 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Blythe Valley Walk
  13. 13 : km 5.06 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 5.07 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 5.99 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Illshaw Heath Road
  16. 16 : km 6.01 - alt. 139 m - Keep right onto Warings Green Road
  17. 17 : km 6.87 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 7.34 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Salter Street
  19. 19 : km 7.65 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Cut Throat Lane
  20. 20 : km 8.08 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right onto Umberslade Road
  21. 21 : km 8.29 - alt. 146 m - Keep left onto Umberslade Road
  22. 22 : km 8.32 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto The Common, B4102
  23. 23 : km 8.38 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Valley Road
  24. 24 : km 8.5 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 8.54 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 9.16 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 9.36 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 9.92 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left onto Malthouse Lane
  29. 29 : km 9.94 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 10.38 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 10.39 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 11.74 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 12.22 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 12.32 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Lady Lane
  35. 35 : km 13.04 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 13.05 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 14.04 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 14.07 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 14.17 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 14.18 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 14.26 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right onto Hutchings Lane
  42. 42 : km 14.58 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 14.81 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 14.85 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 15.09 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 17.86 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 17.88 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto High Street
  48. 48 : km 18.4 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 18.53 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight right onto Colebrook Road
  50. 50 : km 18.85 - alt. 141 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Haslucks Green Road
  51. 51 : km 19.07 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 19.11 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Haslucks Green Road
  53. 53 : km 19.18 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Hurdis Road
  54. 54 : km 19.92 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Bills Lane
  55. 55 : km 20.12 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto School Road
  56. 56 : km 20.38 - alt. 142 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Union Road
  57. 57 : km 21 - alt. 141 m - Keep left onto Union Road
  58. 58 : km 21.03 - alt. 141 m - Enter roundabout
  59. S/E : km 21.51 - alt. 141 m

Useful Information

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