Solihull Half Marathon Training Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.47 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 33 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 31 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 152 m
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    Lowest point: 120 m
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 148 m - Start on Wolston Close
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Pailton Road
  3. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Olton Road
  4. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Stanley Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Olton Road
  6. 6 : km 0.64 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left onto Haslucks Green Road
  7. 7 : km 1.75 - alt. 142 m - Enter roundabout
  8. 8 : km 2.41 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.45 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Haslucks Green Road
  10. 10 : km 3.69 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left onto Tilehouse Lane
  11. 11 : km 4.36 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Houndsfield Lane
  12. 12 : km 4.38 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Tilehouse Lane
  13. 13 : km 5.22 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left onto Dickens Heath Road
  14. 14 : km 6.29 - alt. 146 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  15. 15 : km 6.48 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Hensborough
  16. 16 : km 6.61 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Hensborough
  17. 17 : km 6.73 - alt. 142 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Dickens Heath Road
  18. 18 : km 6.97 - alt. 140 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  19. 19 : km 7.05 - alt. 140 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dickens Heath Road
  20. 20 : km 7.94 - alt. 139 m - Enter roundabout
  21. 21 : km 8.16 - alt. 142 m - Enter roundabout
  22. 22 : km 8.72 - alt. 139 m - Enter roundabout
  23. 23 : km 9.15 - alt. 137 m - Enter roundabout
  24. 24 : km 9.83 - alt. 138 m - Enter roundabout
  25. 25 : km 10.51 - alt. 138 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A34
  26. 26 : km 11.07 - alt. 139 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto A34
  27. 27 : km 11.67 - alt. 138 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  28. 28 : km 11.82 - alt. 139 m - Keep right onto Monkspath Hall Road
  29. 29 : km 11.9 - alt. 139 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  30. 30 : km 12 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right onto Monkspath Hall Road
  31. 31 : km 12.05 - alt. 139 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  32. 32 : km 13.99 - alt. 134 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  33. 33 : km 14.96 - alt. 126 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  34. 34 : km 15.23 - alt. 124 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  35. 35 : km 15.54 - alt. 126 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  36. 36 : km 15.86 - alt. 124 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Monkspath Hall Road
  37. 37 : km 16.23 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Prince's Way
  38. 38 : km 16.64 - alt. 127 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lode Lane, B4102
  39. 39 : km 17.03 - alt. 130 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Warwick Road, B425
  40. 40 : km 20.12 - alt. 124 m - Make a U-turn onto Warwick Road, A41
  41. 41 : km 20.2 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right onto Warwick Road, A41
  42. 42 : km 20.27 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto St Bernards Road
  43. 43 : km 21.37 - alt. 129 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto St Bernards Road
  44. 44 : km 22.24 - alt. 141 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Streetsbrook Road, B4025
  45. 45 : km 22.67 - alt. 147 m - Keep left onto Olton Road
  46. 46 : km 22.74 - alt. 148 m - Keep left onto Olton Road
  47. 47 : km 23.22 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Pailton Road
  48. 48 : km 23.3 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Wolston Close
  49. S/E : km 23.47 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

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
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail takes you through Solihull town centre with lovely views of St. Alphege Church, through two beautiful parks and along a stretch of the River Blythe. Keep an eye out for the 15th century Manor House on the high street, the Joseph Boehm statue in Malvern Park, and the blue tits, woodpeckers, long-tailed tits and nuthatches at Parkridge Nature Reserve.

Walking Olton to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔12.42 km ↗+29 m ↘-11 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail from Olton follows the towpath along the Grand Union Canal to Tyseley, before turning on to the River Cole and taking you through the four mile long Shire Country Park – Tolkein country – and on into Shirley. You can detour at a couple of points to finish at Hall Green or Yardley Wood stations. As you leave Olton station you’ll see the Saxon King on Horse stainless steel sculpture.

Walking Whitlocks End to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔2.64 km ↗+4 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail is a short walk between the stations of Shirley and Whitlock’s End, passing by Dicken’s Heath. The route takes you through farmland, a Christmas Tree plantation and crosses the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.

Walking Widney Manor to Dorridge Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔4.34 km ↗+12 m ↘-11 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail takes you through areas of Solihull’s suburbia and countryside, crossing the M42. Along this trail you’ll also cross the River Blythe, one of the richest rivers in lowland England and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Walking Wythall to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔4.47 km ↗+10 m ↘-21 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

This trail is a linear walk between the stations of Wythall and Shirley. A wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood (once a wood with some holly in it – no connection with Los Angeles!). Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
If spending a little time in Wythall, check out the extensive collections of buses and battery electric vehicles at the Transport Museum or explore the 37 acres of Wythall Park. On the trail you’ll pass the Berry Mound Iron Age Hill Fort and nearby Berry Mound Pastures, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Walking Clowes Wood and Terry's Pool from Wythall Station

Walker
↔8.82 km ↗+25 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

A walk starting and returning to Wythall Station, with opportunities to explore further. Fifty species of birds breed here in the woods. Wildflowers to be seen include bluebell, lily of the valley, cow-wheat, and bilberry. The Earlswood Lakes were constructed in the 1820s to provide water to the Stratford upon Avon canal. The labour force included prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars.

Walking Earlswood Lakes, Terry's Pool and Clowes Wood

Walker
Earlswood Lakes, Terry's Pool and Clowes Wood
↔4.54 km ↗+10 m ↘-20 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

Easy to moderate loop along the lakes and into the woods, ideal for wildlife and train spotting. An alternative and easier route is available avoiding the woodland part.

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