Canals & Bourne Brook Loop 10.5

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 49 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 49 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 179 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 125 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.472514° / W 1.951799°
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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. 174 m - Start on Hagley Road, A456
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 173 m - Turn slight left onto Harborne Walkway
  4. 4 : km 1.38 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.52 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.69 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 1.71 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.91 - alt. 156 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.95 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 2.06 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Barford Road
  11. 11 : km 2.08 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.27 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Coplow Street
  13. 13 : km 2.29 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Northbrook Street
  14. 14 : km 2.32 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.39 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.48 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 2.51 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.53 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 3.78 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 3.87 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.87 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.89 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.08 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 24 : km 4.11 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 4.13 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 4.57 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 6.45 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 9.01 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 9.14 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 9.46 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.46 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Aston Webb Boulevard, A38
  32. 32 : km 9.65 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 9.65 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 9.82 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  35. 35 : km 10.26 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 10.28 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Leasow Drive
  37. 37 : km 10.3 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Harborne Lane, A4040
  38. 38 : km 10.34 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  39. 39 : km 10.96 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  40. 40 : km 12.2 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Stonehouse Hill
  41. 41 : km 12.21 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right onto Stonehouse Hill
  42. 42 : km 12.24 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto California Way
  43. 43 : km 12.25 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 12.71 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 12.74 - alt. 147 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 12.95 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Minton Road
  47. 47 : km 13.12 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Welsh House Farm Road
  48. 48 : km 13.3 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left onto Welsh House Farm Road
  49. 49 : km 13.5 - alt. 153 m - Turn slight right onto Welsh House Farm Road
  50. 50 : km 14.06 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Tennal Road
  51. 51 : km 14.22 - alt. 167 m - Keep right onto Queens Park Road
  52. 52 : km 14.33 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 14.6 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp right onto Court Oak Road, A4123
  54. 54 : km 14.74 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Road
  55. 55 : km 15.29 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto Lordswood Road, A4040
  56. 56 : km 15.4 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Gillhurst Road
  57. 57 : km 16.5 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 16.54 - alt. 167 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 16.55 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Harborne Walkway
  60. 60 : km 16.87 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 16.89 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 16.96 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp left onto Hermitage Road
  63. 63 : km 16.96 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp right onto Hagley Road, A456
  64. S/E : km 17.03 - alt. 174 m

Useful Information

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