26k To WMGC And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.46 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 82 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 75 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 135 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 87 m
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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. 126 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Greswolde Road
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Bryanston Road
  4. 4 : km 0.77 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Wadleys Road
  5. 5 : km 0.9 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Wadleys Road
  6. 6 : km 1.1 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Warwick Road, A41
  7. 7 : km 1.31 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Buryfield Road
  8. 8 : km 2.62 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Lode Lane, B425
  9. 9 : km 2.69 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.87 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Road
  11. 11 : km 3.11 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Cornyx Lane
  12. 12 : km 4.11 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.15 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 4.2 - alt. 134 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 4.23 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Hampton Lane, B4102
  16. 16 : km 5.07 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Field Lane
  17. 17 : km 5.08 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Hampton Lane, B4102
  18. 18 : km 6.09 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Bickenhill Lane
  19. 19 : km 6.45 - alt. 118 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 7.09 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 7.09 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left onto Catherine De Barnes Lane, B4438
  22. 22 : km 7.39 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Shadowbrook Lane
  23. 23 : km 9.39 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 9.39 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left onto Shadowbrook Lane
  25. 25 : km 9.53 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, B4102
  26. 26 : km 9.96 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Marsh Lane
  27. 27 : km 11.13 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 11.31 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 11.95 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 12.19 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 12.48 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 13.72 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Barston Lane
  33. 33 : km 14.41 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Hob Lane
  34. 34 : km 15.29 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Elvers Green Lane
  35. 35 : km 17.24 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Elvers Green Lane
  36. 36 : km 17.27 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right onto Kenilworth Road, B4101
  37. 37 : km 18.28 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, A4141
  38. 38 : km 18.63 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Lodge Road
  39. 39 : km 18.77 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Longdon Road
  40. 40 : km 19.76 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Tilehouse Green Lane
  41. 41 : km 20.06 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Browns Lane
  42. 42 : km 20.17 - alt. 123 m - Keep right onto Smiths Lane
  43. 43 : km 20.46 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 21.09 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 21.09 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 21.64 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Widney Manor Road
  47. 47 : km 21.73 - alt. 134 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 21.75 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Widney Manor Road
  49. 49 : km 22.59 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp left onto Hillfield Road
  50. 50 : km 22.8 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 23 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Stamford Croft
  52. 52 : km 23.04 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right onto Huntley Drive
  53. 53 : km 23.11 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Huntley Drive
  54. 54 : km 23.18 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Huntley Drive
  55. 55 : km 23.28 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Whitefields Road
  56. 56 : km 23.34 - alt. 125 m - Keep left onto Whitefields Road
  57. 57 : km 23.36 - alt. 125 m - Enter roundabout
  58. 58 : km 23.66 - alt. 124 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  59. 59 : km 23.67 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 23.68 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 23.68 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 23.75 - alt. 125 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 23.92 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 24 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp left
  65. 65 : km 24 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 24.12 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 24.23 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 24.34 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 24.43 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Blossomfield Road, B4102
  70. 70 : km 24.48 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Dorchester Road
  71. 71 : km 25.19 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Streetsbrook Road, B4025
  72. 72 : km 25.21 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Stonor Park Road
  73. 73 : km 25.92 - alt. 130 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Beechwood Park Road
  74. 74 : km 26.12 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Haseley Road
  75. 75 : km 26.17 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Greswolde Road
  76. S/E : km 26.46 - alt. 126 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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Walking Olton to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔12.42 km ↗+29 m ↘-11 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail from Olton follows the towpath along the Grand Union Canal to Tyseley, before turning on to the River Cole and taking you through the four mile long Shire Country Park – Tolkein country – and on into Shirley. You can detour at a couple of points to finish at Hall Green or Yardley Wood stations. As you leave Olton station you’ll see the Saxon King on Horse stainless steel sculpture.

Walking Solihull Railway Station to Malvern and Brueton Park, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔8.96 km ↗+15 m ↘-15 m ◔2h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail takes you through Solihull town centre with lovely views of St. Alphege Church, through two beautiful parks and along a stretch of the River Blythe. Keep an eye out for the 15th century Manor House on the high street, the Joseph Boehm statue in Malvern Park, and the blue tits, woodpeckers, long-tailed tits and nuthatches at Parkridge Nature Reserve.

Walking Shirley to The Lakes Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔7.85 km ↗+13 m ↘-4 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

On this trail from Shirley you’ll follow the tranquil towpath of the Stratford- upon-Avon Canal, cross Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests, and skirt Dickens Heath before reaching Earlswood Lakes.

Walking Widney Manor to Dorridge Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔4.34 km ↗+12 m ↘-11 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail takes you through areas of Solihull’s suburbia and countryside, crossing the M42. Along this trail you’ll also cross the River Blythe, one of the richest rivers in lowland England and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Walking Whitlocks End to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔2.64 km ↗+4 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail is a short walk between the stations of Shirley and Whitlock’s End, passing by Dicken’s Heath. The route takes you through farmland, a Christmas Tree plantation and crosses the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.

Walking Marston Green to Elmdon Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔9.09 km ↗+36 m ↘-42 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
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↔8.82 km ↗+25 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

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