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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 34 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 75 m
  • ⚐
    District: Lichfield 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.685864° / W 1.830494°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 89 m - Start on The Close
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto The Close
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Bore Street
  4. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Bakers Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.63 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.68 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto A5127
  7. 7 : km 1.55 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Birmingham Road, A5127
  8. 8 : km 1.61 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left onto Birmingham Road, A5127
  9. 9 : km 2.12 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left onto Shortbutts Lane
  10. 10 : km 2.79 - alt. 84 m - Keep right onto Shortbutts Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.38 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Quarry Hills Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.39 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.94 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Ryknild Street
  14. 14 : km 5.3 - alt. 76 m - Keep left onto Austin Cote Lane
  15. 15 : km 5.32 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cappers Lane, A5192
  16. 16 : km 5.88 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Trent Valley Road, A5127
  17. 17 : km 5.92 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Valley Lane
  18. 18 : km 5.95 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto Valley Lane
  19. 19 : km 6.19 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Scotch Orchard
  20. 20 : km 6.8 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Brownsfield Road
  21. 21 : km 7.04 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Wissage Road
  22. 22 : km 7.25 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto St Michael Road
  23. 23 : km 7.31 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto St Chad's Road
  24. 24 : km 7.35 - alt. 79 m - Keep right onto St Chad's Road
  25. 25 : km 7.4 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 7.42 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 7.92 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 8.06 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Bishop's Walk
  29. 29 : km 8.06 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Reeve Lane
  30. 30 : km 8.14 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto The Close
  31. 31 : km 8.18 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto The Close
  32. S/E : km 8.31 - alt. 89 m

Useful Information

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