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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 176 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 176 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 181 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 110 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.441022° / W 1.929036°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 133 m - Start on Dawlish Road
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Exeter Road
  3. 3 : km 0.4 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Heeley Road
  4. 4 : km 0.69 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp left onto Bristol Road, B384
  5. 5 : km 0.81 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.84 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 0.87 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.94 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 2.72 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 3.41 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 3.5 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 4.73 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 5.19 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 5.38 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 5.94 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 6.13 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 7.28 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 7.43 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 7.47 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Northbrook Street
  20. 20 : km 7.51 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Coplow Street
  21. 21 : km 7.52 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 7.72 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Barford Road
  23. 23 : km 7.73 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.84 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 8.08 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 8.1 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 8.12 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 8.27 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.41 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 10.75 - alt. 153 m - Keep right onto Harborne Walkway
  31. 31 : km 10.91 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Forest Drive
  32. 32 : km 10.95 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Park Hill Road
  33. 33 : km 11.39 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Wentworth Road
  34. 34 : km 11.5 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp left onto Ravenhurst Road
  35. 35 : km 11.76 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto High Street, B4124
  36. 36 : km 11.91 - alt. 172 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto War Lane
  37. 37 : km 12.46 - alt. 151 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Northfield Road
  38. 38 : km 12.54 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Tennal Road
  39. 39 : km 12.79 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Welsh House Farm Road
  40. 40 : km 13.34 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Blandford Road
  41. 41 : km 13.44 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Hunslet Road
  42. 42 : km 13.71 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto West Boulevard, B4121
  43. 43 : km 13.75 - alt. 171 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Quinton Road West
  44. 44 : km 13.86 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 15.04 - alt. 181 m - Turn sharp left onto Highfield Lane
  46. 46 : km 15.12 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 47 : km 15.39 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 15.42 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 16.7 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 16.77 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 17.11 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 17.25 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto California Way
  53. 53 : km 17.26 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Stonehouse Hill
  54. 54 : km 17.29 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp left onto Stonehouse Hill
  55. 55 : km 17.31 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 17.5 - alt. 143 m - Keep left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  57. 57 : km 18.53 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  58. 58 : km 19.14 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Harborne Lane, A4040
  59. 59 : km 19.27 - alt. 129 m - Keep right onto Harborne Lane, A4040
  60. 60 : km 19.52 - alt. 137 m - Keep right onto Harborne Lane, A4040
  61. 61 : km 19.63 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight right onto Harborne Lane, A38
  62. 62 : km 19.68 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Gibbins Road
  63. 63 : km 20.56 - alt. 163 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Shenley Fields Road
  64. 64 : km 21.1 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 21.88 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 21.9 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 22.08 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 22.09 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Bournville Lane
  69. 69 : km 22.15 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 22.16 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 22.23 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 22.56 - alt. 132 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 22.61 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  74. 74 : km 22.84 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  75. 75 : km 22.89 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 23.16 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Linden Road, A4040
  77. 77 : km 23.66 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Mary Vale Road
  78. 78 : km 24.25 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 24.31 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 24.31 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 25.14 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 25.15 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 25.19 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Lifford Lane
  84. 84 : km 25.54 - alt. 142 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lifford Lane
  85. 85 : km 25.63 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  86. 86 : km 26.06 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right
  87. 87 : km 26.18 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Tunnel Lane
  88. 88 : km 26.33 - alt. 131 m - Keep right onto Tunnel Lane
  89. 89 : km 26.6 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left
  90. 90 : km 27.39 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Shelfield Road
  91. 91 : km 27.48 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Brandwood Park Road
  92. 92 : km 27.55 - alt. 154 m - Keep right onto Brandwood Park Road
  93. 93 : km 27.57 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 27.62 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 27.82 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 29.02 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  97. 97 : km 29.07 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 29.11 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight left onto Millpool Hill Alcester Road South, A435
  99. 99 : km 29.77 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  100. 100 : km 29.79 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 29.84 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 29.88 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right onto Betton Road
  103. 103 : km 29.9 - alt. 159 m - Turn right onto Sunderton Road
  104. 104 : km 30.11 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Woodthorpe Road
  105. 105 : km 30.23 - alt. 162 m - Turn sharp right onto Maurice Road
  106. 106 : km 30.48 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Marldon Road
  107. 107 : km 30.64 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Brandwood Road
  108. 108 : km 30.72 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Listowel Road
  109. 109 : km 30.81 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Listowel Road
  110. 110 : km 30.85 - alt. 163 m - Keep left onto Listowel Road
  111. 111 : km 31.17 - alt. 145 m - Keep left onto Hough Road
  112. 112 : km 31.24 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Kings Road
  113. 113 : km 31.48 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Kings Close
  114. 114 : km 31.74 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Vicarage Road, A4040
  115. 115 : km 31.79 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Pineapple Road
  116. 116 : km 31.82 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Hazelwell Fordrough
  117. 117 : km 32.33 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  118. 118 : km 32.57 - alt. 122 m - Keep left onto Rea Valley Route
  119. 119 : km 32.76 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight left onto Rea Valley Route
  120. 120 : km 33.55 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Moor Green Lane
  121. 121 : km 33.62 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 34.56 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 35.1 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 35.2 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 35.21 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 35.55 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight left
  127. 127 : km 35.56 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  128. 128 : km 35.59 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 35.66 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Ride
  130. 130 : km 36.14 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 36.33 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road, A441
  132. 132 : km 36.38 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right onto Pebble Mill Road, A4029
  133. 133 : km 36.38 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Pershore Road, A441
  134. 134 : km 38.72 - alt. 125 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road, A441
  135. 135 : km 38.74 - alt. 125 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Hazelwell Street, A441
  136. 136 : km 38.92 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Bournville Lane
  137. 137 : km 39.12 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Victoria Road
  138. 138 : km 39.19 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Alexandra Road
  139. 139 : km 39.34 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Mary Vale Road
  140. 140 : km 39.37 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  141. 141 : km 39.43 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 39.43 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  143. 143 : km 41.36 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  144. 144 : km 41.38 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left
  145. 145 : km 41.41 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road, B384
  146. 146 : km 41.53 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp right onto Heeley Road
  147. 147 : km 41.82 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Exeter Road
  148. 148 : km 42.09 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Dawlish Road
  149. 149 : km 42.14 - alt. 130 m - Keep right onto Dawlish Road
  150. S/E : km 42.24 - alt. 134 m

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