Bournville And Bournbrook Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 47 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 48 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 164 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 123 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.442164° / W 1.930227°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 129 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 130 m - Keep right onto Dawlish Road
  3. 2 : km 0.42 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left onto Raddlebarn Road
  4. 3 : km 0.93 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Elm Road
  5. 4 : km 1.36 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Laburnum Road
  6. 5 : km 1.6 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight left onto Sycamore Road
  7. 6 : km 1.9 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Linden Road, A4040
  8. 7 : km 1.97 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 2.06 - alt. 129 m - Keep left
  10. 9 : km 2.11 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight left
  11. 10 : km 2.12 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  12. 11 : km 2.31 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  13. 12 : km 2.47 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 3 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 3.01 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Bournville Lane
  16. 15 : km 3.07 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 3.08 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 3.13 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  19. 18 : km 3.28 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  20. 19 : km 3.3 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 3.44 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 3.51 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Witherford Way
  23. 22 : km 3.71 - alt. 142 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Witherford Way
  24. 23 : km 4.21 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 4.31 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Tillyard Croft
  26. 25 : km 4.31 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Shenley Fields Road
  27. 26 : km 4.34 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 4.36 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Shenley Fields Road
  29. 28 : km 4.49 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Weoley Park Road
  30. 29 : km 4.51 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Weoley Avenue
  31. 30 : km 5.15 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp right onto Corisande Road
  32. 31 : km 5.18 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 5.22 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  34. 33 : km 5.27 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 5.32 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Nately Grove
  36. 35 : km 5.35 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Nately Grove
  37. 36 : km 5.42 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Reservoir Road
  38. 37 : km 5.52 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 5.64 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  40. 39 : km 5.85 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  41. 40 : km 6.46 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Harborne Lane, A4040
  42. 41 : km 6.5 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Leasow Drive
  43. 42 : km 6.52 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 6.54 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  45. 44 : km 6.99 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 7.04 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 7.05 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 7.43 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 7.44 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Aston Webb Boulevard, A38
  50. 49 : km 7.55 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 7.59 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left onto Grange Road
  52. 51 : km 7.7 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Bristol Road, B384
  53. 52 : km 7.71 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Dawlish Road
  54. S/E : km 8.13 - alt. 128 m

Useful Information

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