Ultimate City Centre Walking Tour

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 32 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 30 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 143 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 112 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.479486° / W 1.902046°
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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. 133 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto New Street
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 133 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.06 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.08 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.2 - alt. 140 m - Keep left onto Centenary Way
  7. 7 : km 0.4 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.6 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.74 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  10. 10 : km 0.83 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.85 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 0.99 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.01 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.26 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto Salvage Turn Bridge
  15. 15 : km 1.32 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 1.34 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 1.41 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 1.47 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Commercial Street
  19. 19 : km 1.57 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Severn Street
  20. 20 : km 1.72 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.72 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 1.75 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 1.75 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Mailbox Square
  24. 24 : km 1.78 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 1.84 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 1.85 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Navigation Street
  27. 27 : km 1.96 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto John Bright Street
  28. 28 : km 1.97 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Navigation Street
  29. 29 : km 2.06 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 2.07 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Navigation Street
  31. 31 : km 2.09 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 2.1 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 2.11 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 2.36 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 2.52 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 2.58 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Station Street
  37. 37 : km 2.82 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Street
  38. 38 : km 3.01 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Jamaica Row
  39. 39 : km 3.02 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right onto Spiceal Street
  40. 40 : km 3.08 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 3.11 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right onto St Martin's Walk
  42. 42 : km 3.26 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  43. 43 : km 3.46 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left onto Bull Street
  44. 44 : km 3.54 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Dalton Way
  45. 45 : km 3.68 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 3.72 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 3.82 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 3.85 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Corporation Street
  49. 49 : km 3.92 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Corporation Street
  50. 50 : km 4.01 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Coleridge Passage
  51. 51 : km 4.1 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Steelhouse Lane
  52. 52 : km 4.16 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Whittall Street
  53. 53 : km 4.43 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 4.54 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Snow Hill Queensway
  55. 55 : km 4.72 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 4.76 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 4.89 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Great Western Arcade
  58. 58 : km 4.91 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Colmore Row
  59. 59 : km 4.91 - alt. 135 m - Keep right onto Colmore Row
  60. 60 : km 4.94 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight right onto Livery Street
  61. 61 : km 5.14 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Cornwall Street
  62. 62 : km 5.25 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  63. 63 : km 5.45 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 5.48 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 5.5 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 5.57 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Temple Row
  67. 67 : km 5.78 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 5.84 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto New Street
  69. 69 : km 5.84 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 5.89 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto New Street
  71. 71 : km 5.96 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Ethel Street
  72. S/E : km 6.01 - alt. 128 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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