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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 71.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 21h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 444 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 440 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 227 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 69 m
  • ⚐
    District: Hixon 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.831404° / W 1.998113°
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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. 90 m - Start on Meadow Glade
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Meadow Glade
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Featherbed Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Martins Way
  5. 5 : km 1.99 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto London Road, A51
  6. 6 : km 2.92 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Little Tixall Lane
  7. 7 : km 5.2 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Meadow Lane
  8. 8 : km 5.99 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto A513
  9. 9 : km 6.04 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 6.29 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 7.1 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 7.33 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 7.71 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 8.05 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 9.78 - alt. 196 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 9.96 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 10.44 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 10.45 - alt. 205 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 10.75 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 10.76 - alt. 208 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 10.86 - alt. 209 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 10.94 - alt. 210 m - Keep left onto Follow The Dog
  23. 23 : km 11.48 - alt. 203 m - Turn left onto Follow The Dog
  24. 24 : km 11.9 - alt. 199 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 11.99 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Marquis's Drive
  26. 26 : km 12.1 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 12.3 - alt. 195 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 12.42 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 12.7 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 12.82 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 13.07 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 13.34 - alt. 188 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 13.71 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 13.72 - alt. 189 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 13.79 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 14.07 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto Walkers Rise
  37. 37 : km 14.16 - alt. 176 m - Turn right onto Walkers Rise
  38. 38 : km 14.27 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 14.51 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 15.11 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Brindley Heath Road
  41. 41 : km 15.16 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  42. 42 : km 15.29 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto A460
  43. 43 : km 16.83 - alt. 168 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Hill Street
  44. 44 : km 17.41 - alt. 157 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hill Street
  45. 45 : km 18.02 - alt. 178 m - Keep left onto Hill Street
  46. 46 : km 18.05 - alt. 178 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hednesford Road
  47. 47 : km 19.17 - alt. 179 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hednesford Road, B4154
  48. 48 : km 20.38 - alt. 158 m - Keep left onto Brownhills Road
  49. 49 : km 21.02 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto The Brambles
  50. 50 : km 21.07 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Jerome Road
  51. 51 : km 21.38 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight right
  52. 52 : km 21.42 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 21.49 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Quinton Place
  54. 54 : km 21.52 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Quinton Place
  55. 55 : km 21.54 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 21.73 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Red Lion Lane
  57. 57 : km 21.76 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 24.5 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 59 : km 24.52 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 28.06 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 30.7 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 30.72 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Stubbers Green Road
  63. 63 : km 31.43 - alt. 155 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Aldridge Bypass, A454
  64. 64 : km 31.68 - alt. 150 m - Keep left onto Aldridge Bypass, A454
  65. 65 : km 31.7 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Aldridge Bypass, A454
  66. 66 : km 31.77 - alt. 152 m - Keep right onto Aldridge Bypass, A454
  67. 67 : km 31.85 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right onto A454
  68. 68 : km 32.08 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Birmingham Road
  69. 69 : km 32.1 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight right onto Birmingham Road
  70. 70 : km 32.77 - alt. 164 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road
  71. 71 : km 32.86 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left onto Barr Common Road, B4154
  72. 72 : km 32.9 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 33.24 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 34.42 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Sutton Road, B4151
  75. 75 : km 35.02 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp right onto Beacon Road, B4154
  76. 76 : km 35.03 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp left
  77. 77 : km 35.09 - alt. 205 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 35.52 - alt. 216 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 35.52 - alt. 216 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 35.86 - alt. 223 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 35.97 - alt. 226 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 36 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 36.01 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 36.01 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 36.02 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 36.02 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 36.03 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 36.03 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 36.06 - alt. 226 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 36.51 - alt. 216 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 36.52 - alt. 216 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 36.53 - alt. 215 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 37 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp right onto Beacon Road, B4154
  94. 94 : km 38.27 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight left onto Barr Common Road, B4154
  95. 95 : km 38.35 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 38.52 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Whetstone Lane
  97. 97 : km 38.85 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp right
  98. 98 : km 38.86 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight right onto Whetstone Lane
  99. 99 : km 39.86 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto High Street
  100. 100 : km 40.01 - alt. 160 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Northgate, B4152
  101. 101 : km 40.07 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right onto Northgate, B4152
  102. 102 : km 40.16 - alt. 159 m - Keep right onto Northgate
  103. 103 : km 40.49 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Northgate, B4152
  104. 104 : km 43.25 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Occupation Road
  105. 105 : km 43.72 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Friezland Lane
  106. 106 : km 43.74 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left onto Pauls Coppice
  107. 107 : km 43.75 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Commonside
  108. 108 : km 44.21 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Lindon Road, B4152
  109. 109 : km 44.41 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp left onto Chester Road, A452
  110. 110 : km 44.65 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Ogley Road, B5011
  111. 111 : km 46.19 - alt. 142 m - Keep right onto A5195
  112. 112 : km 46.51 - alt. 135 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ogley Hay Road
  113. 113 : km 47.23 - alt. 133 m - Keep left onto Ogley Hay Road
  114. 114 : km 47.27 - alt. 132 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ogley Hay Road
  115. 115 : km 48.35 - alt. 152 m - Keep left onto Hospital Road
  116. 116 : km 48.43 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Chase Road
  117. 117 : km 49 - alt. 138 m - Keep left onto Chase Road
  118. 118 : km 49.02 - alt. 137 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Rugeley Road
  119. 119 : km 50.8 - alt. 159 m - Keep right onto Rugeley Road
  120. 120 : km 51.08 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Chorley Road
  121. 121 : km 51.14 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  122. 122 : km 51.44 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 52.13 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 52.35 - alt. 173 m - Keep left
  125. 125 : km 53.05 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 53.11 - alt. 182 m - Turn slight right onto Thorley's Hill
  127. 127 : km 53.84 - alt. 142 m - Keep right onto Dark Lane
  128. 128 : km 54.56 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Borough Lane
  129. 129 : km 54.69 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left
  130. 130 : km 55.6 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right onto Catmeadow Lane
  131. 131 : km 55.94 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Stockings Lane
  132. 132 : km 56.04 - alt. 125 m - Keep right
  133. 133 : km 56.07 - alt. 126 m - Keep right onto FP Longdon 52
  134. 134 : km 56.21 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto FP Longdon 54
  135. 135 : km 56.22 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp right onto Upper Way
  136. 136 : km 56.66 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Main Road, A51
  137. 137 : km 57.63 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A51
  138. 138 : km 58.19 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto A51
  139. 139 : km 58.22 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A51
  140. 140 : km 58.41 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto A51
  141. 141 : km 58.43 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 58.56 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 60.67 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 60.68 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Love Lane
  145. 145 : km 60.73 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Leathermill Lane
  146. 146 : km 60.8 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bryans Lane
  147. 147 : km 61.18 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road, B5013
  148. 148 : km 61.21 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Wolseley Road, B5075
  149. 149 : km 61.97 - alt. 76 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wolseley Road, A460
  150. 150 : km 62.81 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  151. 151 : km 62.95 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  152. 152 : km 63.24 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto A51
  153. 153 : km 64.36 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A51
  154. 154 : km 64.41 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto A51
  155. 155 : km 69.15 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  156. 156 : km 70.88 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Featherbed Lane
  157. 157 : km 71.02 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  158. 158 : km 71.09 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Meadow Glade
  159. S/E : km 71.13 - alt. 90 m

Useful Information

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