Licky Hills And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 185 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 182 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 258 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 117 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.433882° / W 1.868986°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.432938° / W 1.870293°
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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 0.98 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto The John Morris Jones Walkway
  7. 7 : km 1.61 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Brook Lane, A4040
  8. 8 : km 1.62 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Coleside Avenue
  9. 9 : km 1.79 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 2.59 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 3.73 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Yardley Wood Road
  12. 12 : km 3.75 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.78 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 3.84 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 3.93 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 4 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.24 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.25 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 6.36 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.58 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.68 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Shelfield Road
  22. 22 : km 6.75 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 7.98 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 7.99 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 8.26 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.27 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  27. 27 : km 8.28 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  28. 28 : km 8.8 - alt. 140 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  29. 29 : km 8.81 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  30. 30 : km 9.17 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  31. 31 : km 9.62 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  32. 32 : km 9.99 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 10 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  34. 34 : km 10.11 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  35. 35 : km 10.59 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 10.62 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  37. 37 : km 10.85 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Wychall Road
  38. 38 : km 10.87 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  39. 39 : km 11.03 - alt. 145 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  40. 40 : km 11.34 - alt. 147 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  41. 41 : km 11.42 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  42. 42 : km 11.71 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp right onto Middlemore Road
  43. 43 : km 12.09 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  44. 44 : km 12.14 - alt. 152 m - Keep left onto Mill Lane
  45. 45 : km 12.15 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 12.22 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  47. 47 : km 12.92 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Rea Road
  48. 48 : km 13.52 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Tessall Lane
  49. 49 : km 13.61 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight right onto Tessall Lane
  50. 50 : km 13.79 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 13.84 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 13.85 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Longbridge Lane
  53. 53 : km 13.96 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 14 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 14.01 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 14.05 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 14.43 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 14.45 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road South, A38
  59. 59 : km 14.48 - alt. 172 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lickey Road, B4120
  60. 60 : km 14.98 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 15 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Lickey Road, B4120
  62. 62 : km 15.24 - alt. 185 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 15.25 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight left
  64. 64 : km 15.4 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 15.5 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto Edgewood Road
  66. 66 : km 15.5 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 15.88 - alt. 213 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 15.9 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 15.91 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp left onto Leach Green Lane
  70. 70 : km 15.92 - alt. 212 m - Turn right onto Lickey Road, B4120
  71. 71 : km 16.36 - alt. 197 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rose Hill, B4096
  72. 72 : km 16.6 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 16.89 - alt. 250 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 16.92 - alt. 251 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 17.01 - alt. 256 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 17.23 - alt. 256 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 17.35 - alt. 250 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 17.36 - alt. 250 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 17.47 - alt. 245 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 17.59 - alt. 210 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 17.64 - alt. 199 m - Turn right onto Rose Hill, B4096
  82. 82 : km 17.79 - alt. 197 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lickey Road, B4120
  83. 83 : km 18.1 - alt. 213 m - Keep right onto Lickey Road, B4120
  84. 84 : km 18.84 - alt. 186 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 18.85 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left
  86. 86 : km 19.93 - alt. 169 m - Turn left onto College Street
  87. 87 : km 20.03 - alt. 168 m - Turn slight left onto College Street
  88. 88 : km 20.04 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 20.19 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto College Street
  90. 90 : km 20.33 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 20.35 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 20.36 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto High Street
  93. 93 : km 20.41 - alt. 166 m - Keep right onto High Street
  94. 94 : km 20.46 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Longbridge Lane
  95. 95 : km 20.51 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 20.57 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight right
  97. 97 : km 20.66 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 20.79 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Tessall Lane
  99. 99 : km 20.82 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  100. 100 : km 21.42 - alt. 159 m - Turn right onto Rea Road
  101. 101 : km 21.61 - alt. 157 m - Keep left onto Rea Road
  102. 102 : km 22.2 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right onto Quarry Lane
  103. 103 : km 22.24 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  104. 104 : km 22.62 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  105. 105 : km 22.92 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  106. 106 : km 22.95 - alt. 147 m - Keep left onto Rea Valley Route
  107. 107 : km 23.47 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Wychall Road
  108. 108 : km 23.48 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  109. 109 : km 23.71 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 23.74 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp right onto Rea Valley Route
  111. 111 : km 24.22 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  112. 112 : km 24.7 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  113. 113 : km 24.75 - alt. 138 m - Keep left onto Rea Valley Route
  114. 114 : km 25.14 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 25.23 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 25.25 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  117. 117 : km 25.33 - alt. 139 m - Keep left onto Rea Valley Route
  118. 118 : km 25.51 - alt. 140 m - Keep left onto Rea Valley Route
  119. 119 : km 25.52 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  120. 120 : km 26.04 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  121. 121 : km 26.54 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right onto Lifford Lane
  122. 122 : km 26.56 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 27.05 - alt. 137 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  124. 124 : km 27.14 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Dacer Close
  125. 125 : km 27.26 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  126. 126 : km 27.54 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right
  127. 127 : km 27.6 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 27.6 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Fordhouse Lane, A4040
  129. 129 : km 28.85 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Howard Road, A4040
  130. 130 : km 29.75 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  131. 131 : km 29.8 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  132. 132 : km 29.85 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Wheelers Lane, A4040
  133. 133 : km 30.32 - alt. 149 m - Keep right onto Wheelers Lane, A4040
  134. 134 : km 30.34 - alt. 149 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Wheelers Lane, A4040
  135. 135 : km 30.75 - alt. 148 m - Keep right onto Wheelers Lane, A4040
  136. 136 : km 30.78 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Brook Lane, A4040
  137. 137 : km 30.96 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 31.34 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  139. E : km 31.34 - alt. 140 m

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