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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 137 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 135 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 214 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 135 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.408892° / W 1.960744°
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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.
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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 Middlemore Road
  2. 2 : km 0.42 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Wychall Road
  3. 3 : km 1.91 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Camp Lane
  4. 4 : km 2.42 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 2.56 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.56 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road South, A441
  7. 7 : km 2.66 - alt. 157 m - Keep left onto Pershore Road South, A441
  8. 8 : km 2.7 - alt. 158 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Middleton Hall Road, B4121
  9. 9 : km 3.95 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.95 - alt. 173 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 4.16 - alt. 172 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 4.64 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp right onto Norman Road
  13. 13 : km 4.65 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Bunbury Road, B4121
  14. 14 : km 4.75 - alt. 169 m - Keep right onto Bunbury Road, B4121
  15. 15 : km 5.06 - alt. 166 m - Keep left onto Church Road, B4121
  16. 16 : km 5.06 - alt. 166 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.12 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 5.12 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Church Road, B4121
  19. 19 : km 5.13 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Church Road, B4121
  20. 20 : km 5.14 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road, B4121
  21. 21 : km 5.63 - alt. 179 m - Keep left onto Bell Lane, B4121
  22. 22 : km 5.66 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.67 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp left onto Sir Herbert Austin Way, A38
  24. 24 : km 5.71 - alt. 180 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 5.72 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp right onto Sir Herbert Austin Way, A38
  26. 26 : km 7.06 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Steel Road
  27. 27 : km 7.38 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  28. 28 : km 7.71 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Rea Road
  29. 29 : km 8.3 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Tessall Lane
  30. 30 : km 8.6 - alt. 168 m - Keep left onto Tessall Lane
  31. 31 : km 8.61 - alt. 169 m - Keep left onto Tessall Lane
  32. 32 : km 8.63 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road South, A38
  33. 33 : km 9.44 - alt. 172 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lickey Road, B4120
  34. 34 : km 11.12 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.12 - alt. 208 m - Turn left onto Lickey Road, B4120
  36. 36 : km 11.26 - alt. 197 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Groveley Lane, B4096
  37. 37 : km 12.43 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Groveley Lane, B4096
  38. 38 : km 14.2 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Longbridge Lane, B4096
  39. 39 : km 14.98 - alt. 187 m - Keep left onto Longbridge Lane, B4096
  40. 40 : km 15.01 - alt. 188 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redditch Road, A441
  41. 41 : km 15.61 - alt. 184 m - Keep right onto Redditch Road, A441
  42. 42 : km 15.66 - alt. 182 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Redditch Road
  43. 43 : km 16.64 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 16.65 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Redditch Road
  45. 45 : km 18.03 - alt. 151 m - Keep left onto Redditch Road, A441
  46. 46 : km 18.06 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pershore Road South, A441
  47. 47 : km 18.51 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 18.51 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Pershore Road South, A441
  49. 49 : km 18.59 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 18.6 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  51. 51 : km 18.62 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 18.79 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 18.8 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road South, A441
  54. 54 : km 18.94 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Camp Lane
  55. 55 : km 19.46 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Wychall Lane
  56. 56 : km 20.95 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Middlemore Road
  57. S/E : km 21.33 - 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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