Route9

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 38 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 43 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 143 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 100 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.451607° / W 1.876292°
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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.

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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. 129 m - Start on Birchwood Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Taunton Road
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Taunton Road
  5. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Stoney Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.68 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Fulham Road
  7. 7 : km 1.03 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Stratford Road, A34
  8. 8 : km 1.37 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Walford Road, B4126
  9. 9 : km 2.09 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Golden Hillock Road, B4145
  10. 10 : km 2.32 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.34 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 5.17 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 5.21 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 6.36 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 6.37 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Love Lane
  16. 16 : km 6.39 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 6.58 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 6.61 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Mill Street
  19. 19 : km 6.63 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 6.67 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.68 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 7.85 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 8.06 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 8.79 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 8.88 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 8.91 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 9.1 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 9.16 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 9.2 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Broad Street
  30. 30 : km 9.23 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Gas Street
  31. 31 : km 9.49 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.5 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 9.57 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 10.02 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 10.05 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left onto Bath Row, B4127
  36. 36 : km 10.12 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Bishopsgate Street
  37. 37 : km 10.14 - alt. 143 m - Keep right onto Communication Row
  38. 38 : km 10.21 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight left onto Bishopsgate Street
  39. 39 : km 10.23 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Bath Row, B4127
  40. 40 : km 10.27 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 10.29 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 10.34 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Wheeleys Lane
  43. 43 : km 10.36 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Longleat Avenue
  44. 44 : km 10.49 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 10.54 - alt. 135 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 10.64 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Mason Way
  47. 47 : km 11.09 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Rickman Drive
  48. 48 : km 11.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Ellis Mews
  49. 49 : km 11.33 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Rickman Drive
  50. 50 : km 11.56 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 11.62 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight left onto Rickman Drive
  52. 52 : km 11.62 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 11.72 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Bristol Street, A38
  54. 54 : km 11.77 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 12 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road, A441
  56. 56 : km 12.17 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Balsall Heath Road
  57. 57 : km 13.01 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 13.06 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left onto Maydene Croft
  59. 59 : km 13.12 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 13.32 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Haden Way, A435
  61. 61 : km 13.4 - alt. 128 m - Keep right onto A435
  62. 62 : km 13.76 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Brighton Road
  63. 63 : km 14.38 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Ladypool Road
  64. 64 : km 14.43 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Birchwood Road
  65. 65 : km 14.56 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Alder Road
  66. S/E : km 14.58 - alt. 127 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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