Stourbridge To Hay, North Of Leominster Option

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 118.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 36h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,012 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,012 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 231 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 24 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Brecon Beacons
  • ⚐
    District: Hay 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.073315° / W 3.12665°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.475418° / W 1.888098°
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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. 105 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right onto Back Fold
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Street
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 96 m - Keep left onto High Town
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto The Pavement
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right onto Broad Street, B4350
  7. 7 : km 2.29 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto B4350
  8. 8 : km 4.31 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left onto B4350
  9. 9 : km 6.43 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto A438
  10. 10 : km 7.41 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 8.56 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto Mill Road
  12. 12 : km 10.07 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 12.74 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto A4111
  14. 14 : km 12.77 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Almeley Road
  15. 15 : km 15.76 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 16.21 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 16.25 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 18.27 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 18.52 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto A480
  20. 20 : km 18.62 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Point Pitch
  21. 21 : km 19.5 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 26.82 - alt. 119 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 27.25 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 28.18 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto A44
  25. 25 : km 28.21 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 28.97 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 29.31 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 29.59 - alt. 84 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 31.14 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 31.73 - alt. 89 m - Continue onto A4110
  31. 31 : km 33.44 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 38.75 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 39.76 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto B4362
  34. 34 : km 40.59 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight left onto B4361
  35. 35 : km 41.32 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 41.68 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Kitchenhill Road
  37. 37 : km 45.48 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Wyson Lane
  38. 38 : km 45.57 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Wyson Lane
  39. 39 : km 46.13 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  40. 40 : km 46.25 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 47.26 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto A456
  42. 42 : km 48.54 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 48.56 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto A456
  44. 44 : km 53.45 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Boraston Lane
  45. 45 : km 54.26 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Boraston Lane
  46. 46 : km 56.02 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 60.24 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 63.18 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight left onto Tenbury Road
  49. 49 : km 63.92 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 64.86 - alt. 197 m - Turn right onto Ludlow Road, A4117
  51. 51 : km 67.69 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto B4363
  52. 52 : km 72.49 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto B4199
  53. 53 : km 74.02 - alt. 145 m - Continue onto B4194
  54. 54 : km 74.69 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 75.04 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 75.08 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Button Bridge Lane
  57. 57 : km 75.13 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 75.2 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 76.02 - alt. 77 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 77.3 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 77.37 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 77.84 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 78.03 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 78.06 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 79.31 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 79.43 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 79.45 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 68 : km 82.88 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 83.27 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 83.78 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 83.94 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 85.51 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 86.48 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Herons Gate Road
  74. 74 : km 87.58 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Compton Road
  75. 75 : km 88.57 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Compton Road
  76. 76 : km 88.96 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Meddins Lane
  77. 77 : km 89.6 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Enville Road
  78. 78 : km 89.68 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Hyde Lane
  79. 79 : km 90.06 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 90.98 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 81 : km 91.27 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 93.12 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 93.13 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 96.94 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right
  85. 85 : km 98.13 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right
  86. 86 : km 98.46 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 98.48 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 98.7 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 98.74 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto B4180
  90. 90 : km 99.91 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Pensnett Road, B4179
  91. 91 : km 100.43 - alt. 149 m - Continue onto Level Street
  92. 92 : km 100.84 - alt. 135 m - Keep right onto Level Street
  93. 93 : km 100.87 - alt. 133 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 100.91 - alt. 132 m - Keep right onto Level Street
  95. 95 : km 101.18 - alt. 118 m - Keep left onto Level Street
  96. 96 : km 101.24 - alt. 118 m - Continue onto Level Street
  97. 97 : km 101.28 - alt. 119 m - Continue onto Level Street
  98. 98 : km 101.49 - alt. 125 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hurst Lane
  99. 99 : km 102.12 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  100. 100 : km 102.21 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 102.56 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  102. 102 : km 102.59 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp left
  103. 103 : km 103.38 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 103.43 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Weavers Rise
  105. 105 : km 103.66 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight right onto Weavers Rise
  106. 106 : km 103.82 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Saltwells Road
  107. 107 : km 104 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Halesowen Road, A459
  108. 108 : km 104.64 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left onto Cox'sLane
  109. 109 : km 105.07 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Powke Lane
  110. 110 : km 105.46 - alt. 139 m - Keep right onto Powke Lane
  111. 111 : km 105.5 - alt. 138 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Powke Lane, A4100
  112. 112 : km 105.79 - alt. 146 m - Continue onto Powke Lane, A4100
  113. 113 : km 106.66 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto High Street
  114. 114 : km 106.96 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right onto Market Place
  115. 115 : km 107 - alt. 178 m - Keep right onto Long Lane
  116. 116 : km 107.37 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  117. 117 : km 107.9 - alt. 180 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 108.1 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Fairfield Road
  119. 119 : km 108.11 - alt. 181 m - Turn left onto Hurst Green Road
  120. 120 : km 109.9 - alt. 222 m - Turn left onto Perryhill Road
  121. 121 : km 110.02 - alt. 219 m - Keep right onto Castle Road West
  122. 122 : km 110.75 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Castle Road East
  123. 123 : km 110.99 - alt. 229 m - Turn slight right onto Harborne Road
  124. 124 : km 111.05 - alt. 227 m - Continue onto Lightwoods Hill
  125. 125 : km 111.79 - alt. 199 m - Keep right onto Lightwoods Park
  126. 126 : km 111.82 - alt. 197 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lightwoods Hill
  127. 127 : km 112.34 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Bearwood Road, A4030
  128. 128 : km 112.35 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 112.38 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Hagley Road West, A456
  130. 130 : km 112.41 - alt. 183 m - Turn slight left onto Hagley Road, A456
  131. 131 : km 114.53 - alt. 164 m - Keep right onto Hagley Road, A456
  132. 132 : km 114.89 - alt. 160 m - Continue onto Hagley Road, A456
  133. 133 : km 115.66 - alt. 155 m - Continue onto A456
  134. 134 : km 115.79 - alt. 153 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Islington Row Middleway, A4540
  135. 135 : km 116.14 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 116.15 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Islington Row Middleway, A4540
  137. 137 : km 116.16 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Bath Row, B4127
  138. 138 : km 116.34 - alt. 140 m - Keep right onto Bath Row, B4127
  139. 139 : km 116.44 - alt. 143 m - Continue onto Bath Row, B4127
  140. 140 : km 117.06 - alt. 125 m - Keep right onto Holloway Head, B4127
  141. 141 : km 117.13 - alt. 122 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Smallbrook Queensway
  142. 142 : km 117.47 - alt. 117 m - Keep right onto Smallbrook Queensway
  143. 143 : km 117.49 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 117.5 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp right
  145. 145 : km 117.51 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  146. 146 : km 117.53 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Street
  147. 147 : km 117.77 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Moat Lane
  148. 148 : km 117.79 - alt. 109 m - Keep left onto Moat Lane
  149. 149 : km 117.93 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  150. 150 : km 117.96 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left
  151. 151 : km 118.06 - alt. 103 m - Continue onto Digbeth, B4100
  152. 152 : km 118.09 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  153. E : km 118.16 - alt. 102 m

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