Northampton To Birmingham

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 99.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 29h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 336 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 292 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 47 m
  • ⚐
    District: Northampton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.235333° / W 0.889386°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.478871° / W 1.891979°
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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. 69 m - Start on Derngate
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  5. 5 : km 0.52 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Riverside Walk
  6. 6 : km 0.73 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Riverside Walk
  7. 7 : km 0.75 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Cotton End, A508
  8. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  9. 9 : km 1.06 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  10. 10 : km 1.09 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  11. 11 : km 1.51 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto St James Mill Road East
  12. 12 : km 1.56 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.57 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.66 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  15. 15 : km 2.09 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.11 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto HW10
  17. 17 : km 2.13 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 2.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 2.38 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.39 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.45 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Ring Way
  22. 22 : km 2.48 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Thorn Hill
  23. 23 : km 2.74 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Ashbrow Road
  24. 24 : km 2.82 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.9 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 2.94 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Hunsbarrow Road
  28. 28 : km 3.08 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Hunsbarrow Road
  29. 29 : km 3.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Five Acres Fold
  30. 30 : km 3.31 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 3.37 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp left onto Hunsbarrow Road
  32. 32 : km 3.45 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 3.47 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Hunsbury Hill Road
  34. 34 : km 3.58 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Hunsbury Hill Road
  35. 35 : km 3.79 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hunsbury Hill Road
  36. 36 : km 3.96 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hunslet Lane
  37. 37 : km 4.39 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 4.46 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 4.48 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Ladybridge Drive
  40. 40 : km 4.7 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Galane Close
  41. 41 : km 4.98 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 5.05 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 5.11 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 5.13 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 6.7 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 7.2 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 7.55 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 7.56 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.28 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 8.32 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 51 : km 12.5 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 13.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 13.67 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right onto Great Lane
  54. 54 : km 13.68 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Ace Lane
  55. 55 : km 14.05 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  56. 56 : km 14.08 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 14.21 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 14.52 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 15.17 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 15.46 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 15.91 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Bugbrooke Road
  62. 62 : km 16.25 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Weedon Road
  63. 63 : km 16.54 - alt. 86 m - Keep left onto Weedon Road
  64. 64 : km 18.21 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 18.26 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto Watling Street, A5
  66. 66 : km 20.16 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Watling Street, A5
  67. 67 : km 26.12 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 26.17 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 26.47 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 29.38 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 30.45 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right
  72. 72 : km 32.69 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  73. 73 : km 33.12 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 33.58 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 33.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
  76. 76 : km 35.17 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 37.76 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 40.31 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 41.15 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right
  80. 80 : km 41.17 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left
  81. 81 : km 41.18 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 49.62 - alt. 76 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 49.65 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 50.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Stonebridge Lane
  85. 85 : km 52.88 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Stonebridge Lane
  86. 86 : km 55.97 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 55.98 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 57.72 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 57.72 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 57.93 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Radford Road, A425
  91. 91 : km 59.94 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 60.01 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 60.01 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 61.77 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 61.79 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Emscote Road, A445
  96. 96 : km 61.82 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Emscote Road, A445
  97. 97 : km 63.02 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Priory Road, A445
  98. 98 : km 63.47 - alt. 69 m - Keep right onto Northgate, A445
  99. 99 : km 63.53 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto A425
  100. 100 : km 63.65 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 63.74 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto Saltisford, A425
  102. 102 : km 65.09 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road, A425
  103. 103 : km 65.13 - alt. 69 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Birmingham Road, A4177
  104. 104 : km 66.88 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Birmingham Road, A4177
  105. 105 : km 66.92 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Birmingham Road, A4177
  106. 106 : km 67.22 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Hatton Flight
  107. 107 : km 67.35 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 68.01 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 68.06 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 68.15 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Birmingham Road, A4177
  111. 111 : km 69.37 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Stoney Lane
  112. 112 : km 72.29 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 74.4 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 74.53 - alt. 126 m - Turn sharp left
  115. 115 : km 74.9 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 75.12 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  117. 117 : km 75.12 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 75.72 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  119. 119 : km 75.78 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Rising Lane
  120. 120 : km 76.36 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left
  121. 121 : km 76.37 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left
  122. 122 : km 77.69 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 77.82 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Chapel Lane
  124. 124 : km 77.89 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  125. 125 : km 78.71 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left onto Bakers Lane
  126. 126 : km 78.82 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 79.82 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  128. 128 : km 79.93 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Norton Green Lane
  129. 129 : km 80.33 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Warwick Road, A4141
  130. 130 : km 81.52 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left onto Warwick Road, A4141
  131. 131 : km 82.53 - alt. 113 m - Keep right onto Warwick Road, A4141
  132. 132 : km 82.56 - alt. 114 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Warwick Road, A4141
  133. 133 : km 83.5 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Solihull Bypass, A4141
  134. 134 : km 83.59 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Solihull Bypass, A4141
  135. 135 : km 83.64 - alt. 122 m - Keep right onto Solihull Bypass, A4141
  136. 136 : km 83.87 - alt. 119 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Solihull Bypass, A41
  137. 137 : km 84.57 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto Solihull Bypass, A41
  138. 138 : km 85.67 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Yew Tree Lane
  139. 139 : km 85.83 - alt. 134 m - Keep left onto Yew Tree Lane
  140. 140 : km 86.18 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Damson Lane
  141. 141 : km 86.59 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 86.61 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right
  143. 143 : km 87.98 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  144. 144 : km 89.83 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  145. 145 : km 91.99 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 92.01 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  147. 147 : km 92.04 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Yardley Road, B4146
  148. 148 : km 92.11 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Mansfield Road
  149. 149 : km 92.29 - alt. 124 m - Keep left onto Mansfield Road
  150. 150 : km 92.34 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left onto Stockfield Road, A4040
  151. 151 : km 92.42 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Stockfield Road, A4040
  152. 152 : km 93.44 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Kings Road
  153. 153 : km 93.58 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Kings Road
  154. 154 : km 93.67 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left onto Coventry Road, A45
  155. 155 : km 93.89 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  156. 156 : km 93.91 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Coventry Road, A45
  157. 157 : km 93.95 - alt. 107 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Coventry Road
  158. 158 : km 94.05 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right onto Coventry Road
  159. 159 : km 96.39 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  160. 160 : km 96.4 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  161. 161 : km 96.42 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  162. 162 : km 96.52 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto St Andrews Road
  163. 163 : km 96.65 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left onto St Andrews Road
  164. 164 : km 97.18 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Watery Lane Middleway, A4540
  165. 165 : km 97.2 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  166. 166 : km 97.22 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Watery Lane Middleway, A4540
  167. 167 : km 97.25 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lawley Middleway, A4540
  168. 168 : km 97.73 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Curzon Street
  169. 169 : km 97.83 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  170. 170 : km 97.85 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  171. 171 : km 97.86 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp right
  172. 172 : km 97.97 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  173. 173 : km 97.97 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  174. 174 : km 98.16 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  175. 175 : km 98.17 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  176. 176 : km 98.28 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left
  177. 177 : km 98.28 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  178. 178 : km 98.31 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left onto Curzon Street
  179. 179 : km 98.68 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  180. 180 : km 98.83 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  181. 181 : km 98.88 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  182. 182 : km 98.92 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  183. 183 : km 98.98 - alt. 115 m - Keep right
  184. 184 : km 98.98 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right onto Albert Street
  185. 185 : km 99.06 - alt. 118 m - Keep left
  186. 186 : km 99.31 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  187. 187 : km 99.33 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  188. 188 : km 99.38 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  189. 189 : km 99.39 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Platform 2
  190. E : km 99.4 - alt. 117 m

Useful Information

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