4 Mile Fordrough

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 23 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 154 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 124 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.573579° / W 1.8237°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 134 m
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Lichfield Road, A5127
  3. 2 : km 0.77 - alt. 138 m - Keep left onto Lichfield Road, A5127
  4. 3 : km 0.8 - alt. 139 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Four Oaks Road, A454
  5. 4 : km 1.4 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Irnham Road
  6. 5 : km 1.52 - alt. 151 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 1.58 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight left onto Irnham Road
  8. 7 : km 1.74 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto The Fordrough
  9. 8 : km 1.89 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Lichfield Road, A5127
  10. 9 : km 2.12 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Jordan Road
  11. 10 : km 2.57 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Oaks Drive
  12. 11 : km 2.65 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.82 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Little Sutton Lane
  14. 13 : km 2.82 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Heath Croft Road
  15. 14 : km 3.92 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Weeford Road
  16. 15 : km 4.32 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Moor Hall Drive
  17. 16 : km 4.66 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 4.75 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Tamworth Road
  19. 18 : km 4.99 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 5.26 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto St. Andrews Road
  21. 20 : km 5.26 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right onto St. Andrews Road
  22. 21 : km 6.11 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Little Sutton Lane
  23. S/E : km 6.39 - alt. 134 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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