Birmingham Half 2019

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.53 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 73 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 83 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 144 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 103 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.479056° / W 1.897917°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.482692° / W 1.889354°
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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. 128 m - Start on Corporation Street
  2. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Carrs Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Moor Street Queensway
  6. 6 : km 0.89 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Upper Dean Street
  7. 7 : km 0.91 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.91 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.92 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Upper Dean Street
  10. 10 : km 1.03 - alt. 106 m - Keep right onto Bradford Street
  11. 11 : km 1.17 - alt. 104 m - Keep right onto Bradford Street
  12. 12 : km 1.2 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right onto Barford Street
  13. 13 : km 1.51 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right onto Barford Street
  14. 14 : km 1.54 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Bishop Street
  15. 15 : km 1.96 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Gooch Street
  16. 16 : km 2.03 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left onto Sherlock Street
  17. 17 : km 2.34 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Sherlock Street
  18. 18 : km 2.4 - alt. 109 m - Enter roundabout
  19. 19 : km 3.7 - alt. 113 m - Continue onto Pershore Road, A441
  20. 20 : km 5.4 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Kensington Road
  21. 21 : km 5.91 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp right onto Selly Park Road
  22. 22 : km 6.22 - alt. 140 m - Keep right onto Selly Park Road
  23. 23 : km 6.31 - alt. 137 m - Continue onto Selly Park Road
  24. 24 : km 6.54 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Oakfield Road
  25. 25 : km 6.83 - alt. 123 m - Turn sharp left onto Serpentine Road
  26. 26 : km 7.28 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Elmdon Road
  27. 27 : km 7.55 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Selly Avenue
  28. 28 : km 7.77 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Selly Park Road
  29. 29 : km 8.28 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Pershore Road, A441
  30. 30 : km 8.42 - alt. 123 m - Continue onto Pershore Road, A441
  31. 31 : km 9.05 - alt. 125 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road, A441
  32. 32 : km 9.08 - alt. 125 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Hazelwell Street, A441
  33. 33 : km 9.26 - alt. 127 m - Keep right onto Bournville Lane
  34. 34 : km 9.59 - alt. 133 m - Keep left onto Bournville Lane
  35. 35 : km 9.73 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Franklin Way
  36. 36 : km 9.88 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left onto Mary Vale Road
  37. 37 : km 10.3 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Pershore Road, A441
  38. 38 : km 10.41 - alt. 128 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road, A441
  39. 39 : km 10.68 - alt. 126 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road, A441
  40. 40 : km 13.57 - alt. 113 m - Continue onto Pershore Road, A441
  41. 41 : km 13.69 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  42. 42 : km 13.91 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 13.92 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  44. 44 : km 13.99 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Queen's Ride
  45. 45 : km 14.06 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight right onto Queen's Ride
  46. 46 : km 14.55 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 15.48 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 15.49 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  49. 49 : km 15.67 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  50. 50 : km 15.89 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 15.93 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 16.11 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 16.29 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 16.29 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 16.35 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  56. 56 : km 16.84 - alt. 114 m - Continue onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  57. 57 : km 16.88 - alt. 115 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Willows Road
  58. 58 : km 17.26 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Hallam Street
  59. 59 : km 17.26 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Hallam Street
  60. 60 : km 17.69 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Alpha Close
  61. 61 : km 17.82 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 17.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 17.9 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 17.98 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Balsall Heath Road
  65. 65 : km 18.44 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Pershore Road, A441
  66. 66 : km 18.55 - alt. 110 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road, A441
  67. 67 : km 18.59 - alt. 110 m - Enter roundabout
  68. 68 : km 19.04 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp right onto Gooch Street
  69. 69 : km 19.19 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left onto Barford Street
  70. 70 : km 19.43 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Macdonald Street
  71. 71 : km 19.62 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Charles Henry Street
  72. 72 : km 19.98 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Cheapside
  73. 73 : km 20.14 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Rea Street
  74. 74 : km 20.25 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Bradford Street
  75. 75 : km 20.29 - alt. 103 m - Keep right onto Bradford Street
  76. 76 : km 20.52 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 20.53 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 20.55 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Digbeth, B4100
  79. 79 : km 20.7 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Park Street
  80. 80 : km 20.73 - alt. 110 m - Keep right onto Park Street
  81. 81 : km 20.85 - alt. 111 m - Continue onto Park Street, B4100
  82. 82 : km 20.86 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 20.87 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right onto Moor Street, B4100
  84. 84 : km 21 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight right onto Moor Street Queensway
  85. 85 : km 21.24 - alt. 119 m - Continue onto Moor Street Queensway, B4100
  86. 86 : km 21.33 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 21.33 - alt. 118 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 21.34 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 21.35 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 21.37 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Moor Street Queensway, B4100
  91. 91 : km 21.43 - alt. 118 m - Keep right onto Moor Street Queensway
  92. E : km 21.53 - alt. 119 m

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