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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.62 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 98 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 100 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 187 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 136 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sandwell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.477982° / W 1.970217°
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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. 180 m - Start on Bearwood Road, A4030
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 180 m - Turn right onto Bearwood Road, A4030
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Sandon Road, B4182
  4. 4 : km 1.07 - alt. 183 m - Turn slight left onto Hagley Road, A456
  5. 5 : km 1.41 - alt. 175 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Road
  6. 6 : km 1.41 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 1.78 - alt. 171 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.82 - alt. 167 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.83 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Harborne Walkway
  10. 10 : km 2.58 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 2.65 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Park Hill Road
  12. 12 : km 2.86 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.97 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight right onto Nursery Road, B4129
  14. 14 : km 3.21 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Somerset Road
  15. 15 : km 3.46 - alt. 157 m - Keep left onto Somerset Road
  16. 16 : km 3.49 - alt. 156 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Somerset Road
  17. 17 : km 4.24 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.27 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 4.96 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 5.05 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 6.29 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 6.74 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 6.94 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left onto Salvage Turn Bridge
  24. 24 : km 7.6 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 7.79 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 8.95 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 9.09 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 9.16 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Northbrook Street
  29. 29 : km 9.2 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Coplow Street
  30. 30 : km 9.21 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 9.41 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Barford Road
  32. 32 : km 9.42 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 9.53 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 9.77 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 9.8 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 9.81 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 9.96 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 10.11 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 12.45 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 12.52 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Park Hill Road
  41. 41 : km 12.74 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 12.84 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight right onto Nursery Road, B4129
  43. 43 : km 13.08 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Somerset Road
  44. 44 : km 13.34 - alt. 157 m - Keep left onto Somerset Road
  45. 45 : km 13.37 - alt. 156 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Somerset Road
  46. 46 : km 14.11 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 14.14 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 14.84 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 14.93 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  50. 50 : km 16.16 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 16.62 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 16.81 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 17.37 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 17.42 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 17.44 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 17.45 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 17.47 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 17.51 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 18.65 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 18.73 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 18.75 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 18.77 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 18.9 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 18.96 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Northbrook Street
  65. 65 : km 19 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Coplow Street
  66. 66 : km 19.02 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 19.21 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Barford Road
  68. 68 : km 19.23 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 19.33 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 19.58 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 19.6 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  72. 72 : km 19.61 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  73. 73 : km 19.77 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 19.98 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Selwyn Road
  75. 75 : km 20.09 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left onto Gillott Road
  76. 76 : km 20.12 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 20.2 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 20.81 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 20.84 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 21.36 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 21.41 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 21.54 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 21.55 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right
  84. 84 : km 22.43 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 22.72 - alt. 153 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 22.79 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Gillott Road
  87. 87 : km 22.83 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp right onto Selwyn Road
  88. 88 : km 22.94 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 23.01 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 24.2 - alt. 173 m - Keep right
  91. 91 : km 24.27 - alt. 175 m - Turn right onto Hagley Road, A456
  92. 92 : km 24.54 - alt. 183 m - Keep right onto Sandon Road, B4182
  93. 93 : km 25.49 - alt. 180 m - Turn right onto Bearwood Road, A4030
  94. S/E : km 25.62 - alt. 180 m

Useful Information

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