Himley Plantation And Railway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 177 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 178 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 177 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 74 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 Arley Grove
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Highgate Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight right onto East Green
  4. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 126 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Warstones Drive
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Leasowes Drive
  7. 7 : km 0.4 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Chadwick Close
  8. 8 : km 0.59 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.72 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.78 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Langley Road
  11. 11 : km 2.66 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 2.7 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto South Staffordshire Railway Walk
  13. 13 : km 5.55 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 8.04 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 8.14 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Bridgnorth Road
  16. 16 : km 8.16 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 8.18 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Bridgnorth Road
  18. 18 : km 8.19 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 8.29 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Kingswinford Railway Walk
  20. 20 : km 8.66 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 8.67 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 8.71 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 8.74 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 8.84 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 8.87 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 8.92 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Kingswinford Railway Walk
  27. 27 : km 9.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 9.12 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 9.34 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 9.35 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Kingswinford Railway Walk
  31. 31 : km 12.63 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Himley Road, B4176
  32. 32 : km 13.15 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto High Arcal Road
  33. 33 : km 13.8 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Saint Michaels Road
  34. 34 : km 13.94 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Himley Gardens
  35. 35 : km 14.03 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Saint Michaels Road
  36. 36 : km 14.06 - alt. 147 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 14.07 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 14.1 - alt. 147 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 14.11 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Miners Path
  40. 40 : km 14.51 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 14.61 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 14.68 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Circular
  43. 43 : km 14.75 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 14.76 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 14.85 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 14.86 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 14.92 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 14.98 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight right onto Circular
  49. 49 : km 15 - alt. 151 m - Keep right onto Circular
  50. 50 : km 15.1 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 15.13 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.17 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 15.68 - alt. 172 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 15.75 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight left onto Fir Street
  55. 55 : km 15.86 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left onto Gospel End Road, A463
  56. 56 : km 15.89 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Penn Road
  57. 57 : km 16.67 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Penn Common Road
  58. 58 : km 17.24 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 17.35 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left onto Penn Common Road
  60. 60 : km 17.69 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 18.33 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 18.34 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 63 : km 19.52 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Vicarage Road
  64. 64 : km 19.7 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 20.05 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Buttons Farm Road
  66. 66 : km 20.13 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto A449
  67. 67 : km 20.23 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Foxlands Drive
  68. 68 : km 20.27 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Penn Road, A449
  69. 69 : km 20.32 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Springhill Lane
  70. 70 : km 20.53 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Warstones Road
  71. 71 : km 20.55 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left onto Warstones Road
  72. 72 : km 20.64 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right onto Warstones Road
  73. 73 : km 21.56 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Warstones Drive
  74. 74 : km 21.67 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Claverley Drive
  75. 75 : km 21.88 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Wolverley Avenue
  76. 76 : km 21.96 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Arley Grove
  77. S/E : km 22.02 - 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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