Northycote Farm

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.62 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 43 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 44 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 152 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 110 m
  • ⚐
    District: Essington 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.621617° / W 2.090247°
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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. 147 m - Start on Wood Hayes Croft
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left onto Cannock Road, A460
  3. 3 : km 0.61 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Underhill Lane
  4. 4 : km 1.2 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Waterhead Drive
  5. 5 : km 1.39 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.48 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 2.88 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Moseley Road
  8. 8 : km 3.14 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Northycote Lane
  9. 9 : km 3.23 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Greenfield Lane
  10. 10 : km 3.82 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Springfield Lane
  11. 11 : km 4.32 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Stafford Road, A449
  12. 12 : km 4.76 - alt. 112 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stafford Road, A449
  13. 13 : km 4.84 - alt. 112 m - Keep left onto Bee Lane
  14. 14 : km 5.38 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left onto Fairfax Road
  15. 15 : km 5.54 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Northwood Park Road
  16. 16 : km 5.82 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 5.83 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 5.89 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 6.04 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp right onto Northwood Park Road
  20. 20 : km 6.06 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Giffard Road
  21. 21 : km 6.3 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right onto Bushbury Lane
  22. 22 : km 6.71 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Underhill Lane
  23. 23 : km 6.8 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 8.55 - alt. 148 m - Keep left onto Wood Hayes Road
  25. 25 : km 8.62 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Wood Hayes Croft
  26. S/E : km 8.62 - alt. 147 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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