Melbourne - Birmingham

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 78.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 24h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 549 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 454 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 170 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 48 m
  • ⚐
    District: Melbourne CP 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.822904° / W 1.425778°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.462016° / W 1.94352°
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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. 58 m - Start on Potter Street
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  4. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Pool Road
  5. 5 : km 0.7 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto FP24
  6. 6 : km 2.66 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto FP24
  7. 7 : km 2.92 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right onto Burney Lane
  8. 8 : km 3.5 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right onto Burney Lane
  9. 9 : km 3.81 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Melbourne Road, B587
  10. 10 : km 3.9 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 4.98 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 5.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 5.61 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 5.76 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 6 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left onto Heath Lane
  16. 16 : km 6.01 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 6.12 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Callan's Lane
  18. 18 : km 6.69 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.71 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 7.77 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 9.05 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Derby Road, B5006
  22. 22 : km 9.42 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp right onto Main Street
  23. 23 : km 9.53 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight left onto Main Street
  24. 24 : km 9.68 - alt. 158 m - Keep left onto Main Street
  25. 25 : km 9.72 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left onto Annwell Lane
  26. 26 : km 9.97 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 11.41 - alt. 154 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 11.46 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 11.75 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  30. 30 : km 11.93 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Ashby Lane
  31. 31 : km 12.08 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Ashby Lane
  32. 32 : km 12.26 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 13.57 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Moira Road
  34. 34 : km 13.68 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 14.06 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 14.54 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 14.82 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Willesley Lane
  38. 38 : km 15.18 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 15.19 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 15.22 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 15.23 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Hicks Lodge Trail
  42. 42 : km 15.95 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 15.98 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 17.2 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 18.33 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Canal Street
  46. 46 : km 18.34 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right onto Main Street
  47. 47 : km 19.22 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Burton Road
  48. 48 : km 19.23 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 20.66 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Rectory Lane
  50. 50 : km 21.05 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto A444
  51. 51 : km 21.72 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 22.56 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 24.4 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Ashby Road, B5493
  54. 54 : km 24.4 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  55. 55 : km 24.41 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Back Lane
  56. 56 : km 24.66 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  57. 57 : km 24.66 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Austrey Lane
  58. 58 : km 24.71 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Salt Street
  59. 59 : km 26.2 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Appleby Hill
  60. 60 : km 26.4 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 26.96 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 28.13 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 28.69 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Main Road
  64. 64 : km 30.44 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 31.32 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Warton Lane
  66. 66 : km 31.8 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 33.4 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Little Warton Road
  68. 68 : km 33.44 - alt. 83 m - Keep left onto Barn End Road
  69. 69 : km 33.46 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left onto Barn End Road
  70. 70 : km 34.74 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right onto Kisses Barn Lane
  71. 71 : km 36.75 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right onto Grendon Road, B5000
  72. 72 : km 37.61 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Spon Lane
  73. 73 : km 37.73 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 38.33 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 38.82 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 38.85 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp left onto Spon Lane
  77. 77 : km 38.88 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 40.4 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 40.41 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Watling Street, A5
  80. 80 : km 40.44 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 40.86 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Waste Lane
  82. 82 : km 41.53 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 41.69 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 41.85 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 42.47 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 42.63 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left
  87. 87 : km 43.02 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 43.12 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto The Common
  89. 89 : km 44.54 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Merevale Lane
  90. 90 : km 44.64 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left onto Main Road
  91. 91 : km 44.67 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Windmill Lane
  92. 92 : km 45.48 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 45.57 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 46.07 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 47.44 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight left
  96. 96 : km 47.82 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 47.83 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 49.22 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Atherstone Road, B4116
  99. 99 : km 50.1 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 50.15 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 50.59 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Hurley Lane
  102. 102 : km 50.66 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 51.05 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 51.58 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Botts Green Lane
  105. 105 : km 51.59 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 51.67 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 52.88 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 53.05 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 53.36 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 54.26 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Coleshill Road, B4114
  111. 111 : km 58.17 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road, B4114
  112. 112 : km 58.21 - alt. 83 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Birmingham Road, B4114
  113. 113 : km 58.73 - alt. 86 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road, B4114
  114. 114 : km 58.77 - alt. 86 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Birmingham Road, B4114
  115. 115 : km 60.02 - alt. 89 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road, B4114
  116. 116 : km 60.08 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Birmingham Road
  117. 117 : km 60.4 - alt. 95 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road
  118. 118 : km 60.42 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Cooks Lane
  119. 119 : km 60.76 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cooks Lane
  120. 120 : km 60.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 60.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 60.92 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 62.4 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  124. 124 : km 62.42 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 62.67 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 63.49 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  127. 127 : km 63.85 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto Packington Avenue
  128. 128 : km 63.89 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 64.3 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 64.45 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  131. 131 : km 64.53 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  132. 132 : km 64.55 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 64.96 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Tirley Road
  134. 134 : km 65.01 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Hollington Crescent
  135. 135 : km 65.11 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Farmcote Road
  136. 136 : km 65.21 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Glebe Farm Road
  137. 137 : km 65.37 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Audley Road
  138. 138 : km 66.5 - alt. 99 m - Keep right onto Iron Lane
  139. 139 : km 66.52 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left onto Iron Lane
  140. 140 : km 66.55 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right
  141. 141 : km 66.58 - alt. 100 m - Keep right onto A4040
  142. 142 : km 66.86 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto A4040
  143. 143 : km 66.9 - alt. 98 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cotterills Lane
  144. 144 : km 66.92 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left
  145. 145 : km 67.35 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 67.54 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  147. 147 : km 68.19 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 68.22 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 68.24 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  150. 150 : km 70.12 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  151. 151 : km 70.4 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left
  152. 152 : km 70.46 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Coventry Road, A45
  153. 153 : km 70.5 - alt. 107 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Coventry Road
  154. 154 : km 70.6 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right onto Coventry Road
  155. 155 : km 71.3 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  156. 156 : km 71.34 - alt. 124 m - Keep left
  157. 157 : km 71.49 - alt. 126 m - Keep right
  158. 158 : km 71.92 - alt. 128 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Glovers Road
  159. 159 : km 72.59 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Jenkins Street
  160. 160 : km 73.03 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto South Road
  161. 161 : km 73.04 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Kendal Road
  162. 162 : km 73.5 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left onto Stratford Road, A34
  163. 163 : km 73.55 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp right onto Erasmus Road
  164. 164 : km 73.75 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Auckland Road
  165. 165 : km 73.76 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left onto Kyrwicks Lane
  166. 166 : km 73.83 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Highgate Place
  167. 167 : km 74.03 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Moseley Road
  168. 168 : km 74.07 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp right onto Upper Conybere Street
  169. 169 : km 74.16 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Conybere Street
  170. 170 : km 74.17 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  171. 171 : km 74.2 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Highgate Middleway, A4540
  172. 172 : km 74.29 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  173. 173 : km 74.3 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left
  174. 174 : km 74.31 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight left
  175. 175 : km 74.39 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  176. 176 : km 74.49 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Frank Street
  177. 177 : km 74.5 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right onto Belgrave Middleway, A4540
  178. 178 : km 74.75 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  179. 179 : km 74.77 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Belgrave Middleway, A4540
  180. 180 : km 74.91 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  181. 181 : km 75.19 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road, A441
  182. 182 : km 75.36 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Bellevue
  183. 183 : km 75.55 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road, A38
  184. 184 : km 75.57 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  185. 185 : km 75.6 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Wellington Road
  186. 186 : km 75.61 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left onto Wellington Road
  187. 187 : km 76.61 - alt. 146 m - Keep right onto Priory Road
  188. 188 : km 76.66 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Church Road, B4217
  189. 189 : km 76.79 - alt. 147 m - Keep left onto Church Road, B4217
  190. 190 : km 76.82 - alt. 147 m - Keep left onto Edgbaston Park Road
  191. 191 : km 77.55 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Somerset Road
  192. 192 : km 78.39 - alt. 155 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Somerset Road
  193. 193 : km 78.68 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Metchley Lane, B4129
  194. E : km 78.88 - alt. 155 m

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