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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 239 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 129 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 260 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 117 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.433882° / W 1.868989°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.374493° / W 2.00174°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 138 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Swanshurst Lane, B4146
  5. 5 : km 0.8 - alt. 120 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cole Bank Road, B4146
  6. 6 : km 1.01 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto The John Morris Jones Walkway
  7. 7 : km 1.64 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Brook Lane, A4040
  8. 8 : km 1.65 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Coleside Avenue
  9. 9 : km 1.83 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 2.62 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 3.76 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Yardley Wood Road
  12. 12 : km 3.78 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.81 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 3.87 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.08 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 4.1 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.11 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.12 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 6.24 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.45 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.92 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.97 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 7.81 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 8.08 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 8.09 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  26. 26 : km 8.1 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  27. 27 : km 8.62 - alt. 140 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  28. 28 : km 8.63 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  29. 29 : km 8.9 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.91 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  32. 32 : km 9.45 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  33. 33 : km 9.92 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  34. 34 : km 10.4 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 10.43 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  36. 36 : km 10.66 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Wychall Road
  37. 37 : km 10.68 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  38. 38 : km 10.84 - alt. 145 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  39. 39 : km 11.27 - alt. 147 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 11.68 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 11.73 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  42. 42 : km 12.02 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Middlemore Road
  43. 43 : km 12.4 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  44. 44 : km 12.44 - alt. 152 m - Keep left onto Mill Lane
  45. 45 : km 12.45 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 12.52 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  47. 47 : km 13.22 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Rea Road
  48. 48 : km 13.82 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Tessall Lane
  49. 49 : km 13.86 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 13.98 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 14.08 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 14.14 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Longbridge Lane
  53. 53 : km 14.17 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 14.18 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Longbridge Lane
  55. 55 : km 14.2 - alt. 166 m - Keep left onto Longbridge Lane
  56. 56 : km 14.22 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 14.23 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 16.2 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 16.22 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight left onto Leach Green Lane
  60. 60 : km 16.33 - alt. 216 m - Keep right onto Leach Green Lane
  61. 61 : km 16.34 - alt. 215 m - Turn slight left onto Leach Green Lane
  62. 62 : km 16.63 - alt. 220 m - Turn right onto Leach Green Lane
  63. 63 : km 16.7 - alt. 222 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 16.74 - alt. 231 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 16.8 - alt. 244 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 17.71 - alt. 198 m - Turn right onto Rose Hill, B4096
  67. 67 : km 17.77 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 17.82 - alt. 210 m - Turn slight left
  69. 69 : km 18.06 - alt. 250 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 18.09 - alt. 251 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 18.18 - alt. 256 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 18.48 - alt. 255 m - Turn slight left
  73. 73 : km 18.64 - alt. 260 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 18.66 - alt. 260 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 18.71 - alt. 259 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 18.87 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 18.9 - alt. 239 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 19.04 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 79 : km 19.06 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 19.19 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 19.51 - alt. 225 m - Turn slight left
  82. 82 : km 19.52 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
  83. E : km 19.74 - alt. 256 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.

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