Hednesford - Castle Ring Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.69 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 132 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 132 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 235 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 154 m
  • ⚐
    District: Hednesford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.713268° / W 2.018131°
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Description

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 183 m - Start on View Street
  2. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto Chalcot Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Road
  4. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Chalcot Drive
  5. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto Coppermill Close
  6. 6 : km 0.64 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.69 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.71 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 0.95 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.08 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.3 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 1.31 - alt. 180 m - Enter roundabout
  13. 13 : km 2.11 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.13 - alt. 163 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cannock Road
  15. 15 : km 2.54 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  16. 16 : km 2.57 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  17. 17 : km 3.45 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  18. 18 : km 3.58 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto A460
  19. 19 : km 3.69 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left onto Rawnsley Road
  20. 20 : km 4.98 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Rugeley Road
  21. 21 : km 5.11 - alt. 174 m - Keep right onto Rugeley Road
  22. 22 : km 5.67 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Cannock Wood Street
  23. 23 : km 5.87 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 5.96 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 6.44 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 6.45 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 6.66 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 7.32 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.44 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 7.86 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 7.87 - alt. 223 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 7.96 - alt. 230 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 8.06 - alt. 235 m - Turn left onto Castle Ring
  34. 34 : km 8.34 - alt. 233 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 8.38 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left onto Castle Ring
  36. 36 : km 8.65 - alt. 233 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 8.7 - alt. 230 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 8.77 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp right onto Holly Hill Road
  39. 39 : km 9.09 - alt. 220 m - Turn slight left onto Holly Hill Road
  40. 40 : km 9.44 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 9.59 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Cumberledge Hill
  42. 42 : km 9.83 - alt. 187 m - Keep right onto New Hayes Road
  43. 43 : km 10.45 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight right onto Cannock Wood Road
  44. 44 : km 11.05 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto Littleworth Road
  45. 45 : km 11.81 - alt. 198 m - Turn right onto Longacres
  46. 46 : km 11.89 - alt. 205 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 12.09 - alt. 225 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 12.51 - alt. 200 m - Keep right onto Reservoir Road
  49. 49 : km 12.53 - alt. 200 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 12.93 - alt. 198 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 13.21 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 13.44 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight right onto Church Hill
  53. 53 : km 13.99 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Cannock Road
  54. 54 : km 14.37 - alt. 162 m - Keep right onto Cannock Road
  55. 55 : km 14.39 - alt. 162 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Belt Road
  56. 56 : km 15.38 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto View Street
  57. 57 : km 15.68 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  58. S/E : km 15.69 - alt. 184 m

Useful Information

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