ELB Ward Boundary Walk - Gravelly Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 34 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 32 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 125 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 87 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.524723° / W 1.843255°
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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. 119 m - Start on Summer Road, B4142
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Summer Road, B4142
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Oxford Road
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Avenue Road
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Reservoir Road, A4040
  6. 6 : km 0.46 - alt. 121 m - Keep right onto Reservoir Road, A4040
  7. 7 : km 0.49 - alt. 122 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gravelly Hill North, A5127
  8. 8 : km 0.84 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Fentham Road
  9. 9 : km 1 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.14 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Gravelly Hill North, A5127
  12. 12 : km 1.59 - alt. 123 m - Keep right onto Gravelly Hill North, A5127
  13. 13 : km 1.62 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right onto Hunton Hill
  14. 14 : km 1.77 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left onto Frederick Road
  15. 15 : km 2.16 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Beverley Croft
  16. 16 : km 2.38 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto The Mount
  17. 17 : km 2.39 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.41 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Gravelly Hill, A5127
  19. 19 : km 2.48 - alt. 107 m - Keep right onto Gravelly Hill, A5127
  20. 20 : km 2.6 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Armada Close
  21. 21 : km 2.62 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.82 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.13 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 4.41 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 4.42 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Saltley Cottages
  28. 28 : km 4.49 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Saltley Cottages
  29. 29 : km 4.75 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 5.25 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Bromford Gate
  31. 31 : km 5.29 - alt. 89 m - Keep left onto Bromford Gate
  32. 32 : km 5.32 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 5.35 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 5.36 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 5.37 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left onto Bromford Lane, A4040
  36. 36 : km 5.46 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto Wheelwright Road
  37. 37 : km 5.49 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 5.55 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Bromford Lane, A4040
  39. 39 : km 5.7 - alt. 94 m - Keep left onto Bromford Lane, A4040
  40. 40 : km 7.19 - alt. 122 m - Keep right onto Woodend Road, A4040
  41. 41 : km 7.23 - alt. 122 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Summer Road, A5127
  42. 42 : km 7.38 - alt. 122 m - Keep left onto Summer Road, B4142
  43. S/E : km 7.59 - alt. 118 m

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